More than a third of Russians have undergone medical examination over the past three years, most of them are satisfied with the quality of the examination, it follows from the results of a survey of the SuperJob job search service, which was at the disposal of Izvestia.
According to the study, over the past three years, only 36% of respondents have used the right to undergo medical examination free of charge.
The study notes that respondents over 45 years old and respondents with an income of less than 30 thousand rubles (39%) more often used their right to a free comprehensive examination. Most of those who underwent medical examination were women (39% versus 34% among men).
Basically, as follows from the survey, representatives of young people under 24 years of age (34%) are not aware of the possibility of free examination in a state polyclinic.
The majority of respondents (64%) who underwent medical examination in a state polyclinic in the last three years are satisfied with the quality of medical examination, and 36% are dissatisfied with the quality of medical examination.
Russians who have not undergone medical examination in the past three years, in turn, most often explain their position by the fact that they see no reason to do this in a state polyclinic (22%). Every fifth respondent (21%) did not use the right to a comprehensive medical examination due to lack of time. 14% of respondents are convinced that they are healthy. Another 12% did not undergo planned medical examination due to the coronavirus pandemic, every tenth (11%) underwent a full examination not in a public medical institution, but in a private clinic, and 7% of respondents admitted that they were simply too lazy to take care of their health.
On April 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a message to the Federal Assembly, set the goal of increasing the average life expectancy in the country to 78 years by 2030. In particular, the head of state ordered from July 1 to launch in full the programs of medical examination and professional examinations for people of all ages.
According to Oskana Drapkina, director of the National Medical Research Center for Preventive Medicine of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, President of the Russian Society for the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases, Oskana Drapkina, an average life expectancy of 78 years in Russia by 2030 is an achievable goal. She also noted that the system of prevention and the system of medical examination in Russia is very complete and fully complies with the principles of screening and early detection of chronic diseases, which are proclaimed by the World Health Organization (WHO).