2013 Global Health and Wellness Report - Kantar Health

National Health and Wellness Survey | Japan | Infectious Diseases 192Infectious DiseasesInfectious Diseases include the adult population suffering from AIDS, C. Difficile, Community-Acquired Pneumonia(CAP), Genital Herpes, Genital Warts, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP), Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C,HIV, Tuberculosis and Yeast Infection.% of adult population with Infectious Diseases in JapanAge GroupTotal 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 +Self-Reported (% total population) 4% 2% 2% 3% 4% 5%Male 48% 28% 39% 52% 60% 51%Female 53% 72% 61% 48% 40% 49%Diagnosed (% total population) 3% 2% 2% 2% 3% 5%Male 47% 27% 38% 53% 60% 50%Female 53% 73% 62% 47% 40% 50%Total adult population: 106,460,000Medication usageAge Group% of sufferers Total 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 +Using prescription 17% 30% 18% 12% 20% 14%Not using prescription 83% 70% 82% 88% 80% 86%Over-the-counter usage was not captured for Infectious Diseases.AttitudesJJ7% of sufferers prefer to treat themselves with an over-the-counter medication than to depend on a doctor togive them a prescription medication.JJ30% of sufferers are willing to make any lifestyle changes necessary to avoid having to take a prescriptionmedication.Infectious Diseaseswww.KantarHealth.com