Table 2 Reasons given as to why respondents were unlikely to attend a DMHS
From: Health behaviours of Australian men and the likelihood of attending a dedicated men’s health service
Themes | YH | YS | OH | OS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 292 | N = 101 | N = 83 | N = 153 | N = 629 | |
Happy with current general practitioner | 130 (45%) | 54 (53%) | 52 (63%) | 92 (60%) | 328 (52%) |
Not interested in health overall. Feel they can take care of themselves. Unnecessary | 59 (20%) | 13 (13%) | 12 (14%) | 26 (17%) | 110 (17%) |
Convenience. DMHS may be a long distance away and time-consuming to get to | 53 (18%) | 18 (18%) | 9 (11%) | 19 (12%) | 99 (16%) |
Require more information about the service | 23 (8%) | 6 (6%) | 2 (2%) | 5 (3%) | 36 (6%) |
Do not see the need for a gender distinction | 9 (3%) | 4 (4%) | 4 (5%) | 4 (3%) | 21 (3%) |
Did not provide reason | 18 (6%) | 6 (6%) | 4 (5%) | 7 (5%) | 35 (6%) |