2024-07-15 13:27:20
(ANSA) – ROME, JULY 15 – Almost half of Italians under 30 have confidence in the quality of the NHS (41%), but for 7 out of 10 young people, socio-economic differences are an obstacle to fair and accessible healthcare. These are some of the data that emerged from the survey “Young people and healthcare: the future we want”, promoted by Novartis.
Investments in scientific research (26.8%) and greater economic resources (19.1%) are the priorities, according to young Italians between 18 and 29 years old. In particular, tumors (42.8%) and mental health (26.8%) are the main health challenges that await us for those under 30. Another priority is the need to overcome differences, starting with socioeconomic differences, considered by 69.6% of under 30s as the main cause of inequalities in access to healthcare. Next, 45.9% of young people highlight geographical differences in the quality of available healthcare services, but those under 30 are also attentive to ethnic differences, considered relevant by 30.4%, and to intergenerational (25.3%) and gender (24.2%) differences.
“Young people are more sensitive than previous generations to the inequalities generated in healthcare by ethnic and gender differences – explains Cosimo Finzi, director of AstraRicerche – For example, if asked about the accessibility of NHS services for citizens, 37.6% of young people under 30 believe that NHS services are physically close and accessible to citizens. The majority of over 30s express themselves in less positive terms, with only 30.3% giving a positive assessment and a full 34.5% believing that services are little or not at all accessible”. Regarding prevention, almost 8 out of 10 young people also declare themselves aware of its importance (76.8%) and almost 6 out of 10 declare that they undergo preventive visits and tests every one or two years (58.2%). Cancer prevention is in first place in terms of importance attributed (74.7%), but young people give more importance than previous generations to mental health prevention (45.9% vs 30.3%) and infectious diseases (43.3% vs 28.8%). (ANSA).
2024-07-15 13:27:20