In a new survey, French women say they systematically devote more time and resources than men to preserving the health of their child(ren) and their spouse.
- As of January 1, 2019, women represented 51.6% of the population in France.
- They are 2.2 million more than men.
Whether it is to go to the doctor, organize medical appointments, follow a treatment, carry out care at home, obtain information or even carry out administrative tasks, women take care of health issues more than men. within their household. These are the results of a new Ifop poll carried out for the Qare teleconsultation platform.
More time
Firstly, concerning the time spent on medical tasks, women systematically declare that they devote more time to them than men. 33% of the women surveyed thus regularly take care of the medical administration for themselves and their household, compared to 24% of the men surveyed. 27% of French women under 50 have also visited the doctor often in the last 3 months for their own health or that of the household (vs. 18% of men), and 21% say they regularly inquire about the subjects health (vs. 15% of men).
Dr. Julie Salomon, medical director of Qare and pediatrician, confirms this trend: “Also in Qare, there is an overrepresentation of women among patients. 61% of adult patients are women and 75% of pediatric teleconsultations are carried out by mothers. Moreover, between the ages of 26 and 35, they even teleconsult 1, 6 times more than the men, this is the strongest gap recorded on Qare!”, she adds.
More fees
Regarding the budget devoted to medical expenses, women spend on average more than men for their health and that of their household, mainly between 18 and 50 years of age. 14% of women under 50 (vs. 7% of men) said they spend more than 100 euros per month on healthcare costs, and 72% less than 100 euros.
Finally, concerning the mental burden felt by women on health, nearly 50% of French women feel stressed by medical tasks in their daily life (vs. 30% of men). 67% believe that they are the main parent who takes care of all the medical tasks of the children, a proportion which even rises to 82% among CSP+, and 70% say that they regularly take care of the health of their spouse (vs. 56% of men ).
Dr. Julie Salomon explains: “These inequalities are also due to the physiological differences between men and women. For example, we can cite menstruation (which represents on average 2600 days in the life of a woman!), contraception, pregnancy… specific to men’s health tend to occur later in life.”
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