According to Allianz Health Barometer 2025, the majority in Austria is satisfied with medical care – but with limitations. Long waiting times, trivialization of the symptoms and insensitive behavior are criticized. The unequal treatment of sexes in medicine is again sharp.
More than half of the women interviewed by Marketing Agent were very concerned about the so -called gap from Gender Health. This means gender in medical examination, diagnostics and treatment. In general, men (73 percent) have also awarded considerably more highest figures for the health system than women (64 percent). According to the barometer, 71 percent wanted a sexual sensitive offer through research, education and better health staff training.
“Women in Austria experience every day that their symptoms are not taken enough or that gender -specific differences in medical care are not taken into account enough,” said Jovana Nović, COO of Allianz Austria. “If women are not taken seriously and therefore overlook risks, this is not only a medical but also a social problem.”
Problem in the population relatively unknown
But although the problem about the gap between men and women and the sexual medicine has been scientifically proven, three -quarters of the population have never heard of the conditions according to the analysis. Women and younger people are slightly better informed. 28 percent of women compared to only 17 percent of men, as well as 34 percent of 14 to 19 -year -olds and 29 percent of 20 to 29 -year -olds know that.
The fact that women only get delayed painkillers (64 percent) and the fact that medical examination is very masculine (58 percent) is surprised according to the survey. Differences in the diagnosis of depression and heart attacks also caused surprise in about half.
“For a long time, medical studies were mainly focused on male test subjects and they were used as a benchmark for the treatment of everyone. Many do not know that this one -sidedness will continue to have an effect. The consequences of this are wrong diagnoses, insufficient therapies and structural sex health flakes.
Austrians feel healthy in vain
According to the analysis, it was positive that the Austrians usually felt healthy. Six out of ten people appreciate their own health as excellent or good. Trust in the treating doctors (77 percent), in doctors in general (66 percent) and medical examination (65 percent) is relatively high. The social competence of doctors is only assessed as well with 54 percent. Here too it becomes clear that women (47 percent) observe the empathy of doctors less than men (61 percent).
Many women do not feel taken seriously. Seven out of ten were dissatisfied with the treatment or were irritated by a doctor. For the men it was just a little more than every second. 16 percent of patients also had the impression that their gender had a negative influence on treatment.
Source: Krone
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