2013 Global Health and Wellness Report - Kantar Health

National Health and Wellness Survey | Brazil | Infectious Diseases 47Infectious 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 and Tuberculosis.% of adult population with Infectious Diseases in BrazilAge GroupTotal 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 +Self-Reported (% total population) 8% 7% 9% 8% 10% 2%Male 53% 49% 53% 62% 49% 70%Female 47% 51% 47% 38% 51% 30%Diagnosed (% total population) 6% 6% 7% 7% 8% 2%Male 53% 46% 49% 64% 59% 71%Female 47% 54% 51% 36% 41% 29%Total adult population: 140,086,000Medication usageAge Group% of sufferers Total 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 +Using prescription 21% 20% 23% 24% 12% 29%Not using prescription 79% 80% 77% 76% 88% 71%Functional foods, popular medicine, herbal products and medications purchased without a physician prescriptionwere not captured for Infectious Diseases.AttitudesJJ11% of sufferers prefer to treat themselves with an over-the-counter medication than to depend on a doctor togive them a prescription medication.JJ55% of sufferers are willing to make any lifestyle changes necessary to avoid having to take a prescriptionmedication.Infectious Diseaseswww.KantarHealth.com