Survey to gauge men’s attitude to health

MEN are being asked why they don’t like going to the doctor, if they’ve ever had unprotected sex and to consider how they could be cutting their lives short by smoking, drinking and taking other risks.

The Health Promotion Unit of the South East Health Board (SEHB) is carrying out a survey of men in the region after findings show the life expectancy gap between men and women is growing from one year 60 years ago to five years or more now.

Statistics show that men die on average nearly six years younger than women, have higher death rates at all ages and for all main causes of death.