COMPARATIVE ANALISYS OF ANALISYS OF HEALTH SURVEYS

M. Mirković ,
M. Mirković

Institute of social medicine, Medical faculty of Pristina , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

A. Ćorac ,
A. Ćorac

Institute of hygiene, Medical faculty of Pristina , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

M. Vukotić ,
M. Vukotić

Institute of statistics and informatics, Medical faculty of Pristina , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

S. Đurić ,
S. Đurić

Institute of social medicine, Medical faculty of Pristina , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

R. Živorad ,
R. Živorad

institute for public health , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

V. Biserka
V. Biserka

institute for public health , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

Published: 01.01.2008.

Volume 36, Issue 1 (2008)

pp. 37-43;

https://doi.org/10.70949/pramed200801223M

Abstract

One of aims of health surveys is comparison helth status of residents on different territories. Comparative analysis оf health surveys in five countries: (England, USA, Ireland, Canada and Hungary) and establish opportunities for comparison health status of residents in different country. Will be doing comparative analysis of results from health surveys in five quoted country. First of all, will be doing comparison of methods and derived results. Specially, will be notice on determinants of health which are applied in surveys. Methodology which was used is, mainly, similar in all country. Its health state like a best describes residents of USA. There are most smokers among Hungarians (30,5%) and least of all among Americans (17%). There are most obeses among residents of England (23,1%) and least of all among Canadians (15%). Most Americans and Hungarians (85%) visited general practitioners in recent year. Questions about limited mobility, depression, mental health, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, blood pressure, fisical activity, mammography, prescribe medicine, estimation quality of health care service and satisfaction with health care service there isn't in most of surveys. We can conclude that the methodology, which was used in surveys, is mainly similar. There are, obviously, variances in wording questions, respecting in determinants of health wich are exploratives in questionnaires. In order to escape these variances, one of the solution would have been using standardized questionnaires, which will be using in future surveys in all country.

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