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| Monday, 28 March 2005 11:11 | | BNN: British Nursing News Online · www.bnn-online.co.uk
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Lyc-O-Mato, a health supplement manufacturer, which commissioned a study of 500 men and 500 women, aged 20 to 40 claim that the majority of men say they consider illness to be a "character weakness", but the truth is that many are just too scared to visit the doctor.
Researchers discovered that the British male still takes the "stiff upper lip" approach to sickness, with 42 per cent preferring to ignore symptoms until they are so acute as to demand medical attention.
In the survey more than half the men claimed that they viewed sickness as a weakness, while 34 per cent admitted they were scared of visiting doctors.
In contrast, the study found that 51 per cent of women would visit the doctor at the first sign of illness.
A spokesman for Lyc-O-Mato said "The fact that men exhibit reservations about seeking medical attention and discussing medical issues comes as no surprise.
"But the fact that one of the major reasons for this is being afraid is the most interesting and revealing insight into the British male”.
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