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https://dspace.agu.edu.vn:8080/handle/agu_library/14266| Title: | Psychological gender differences in general health examinations: evidence from a 2016 Vietnamese cross-section dataset |
| Authors: | Quan, Vuong Hoang |
| Keywords: | Periodic general health examination Psychological fear Vietnam Gender |
| Issue Date: | 2016 |
| Series/Report no.: | Working Papers CEB;No 17-005 |
| Abstract: | Whether or not periodic general health examinations (GHEs) should be maintained is a controversial issue. This study mainly focuses on the influence of gender and psychological factors on periodic GHEs. To clarify the relationship between the factors mentioned above, a survey has been carried out in Hanoi and surrounding areas, collecting 2,068 valid observations; the dataset was then analyzed using the baseline category logit model. Results show that most people are afraid of discovering diseases through general health examinations (76.64%), and among them the psychological fear of illness detection appears to be stronger for females than for males (β1(male)=-0.409, P |
| URI: | https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdipot.ulb.ac.be%2Fdspace%2Fbitstream%2F2013%2F246134%2F3%2Fwp17005.pdf;h=repec:sol:wpaper:2013/246134 http://dspace.agu.edu.vn:8080/handle/agu_library/14266 |
| Appears in Collections: | Health care |
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