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Primary reason for screening:

14.0%

14.5% 53.8%

17.7%

Own health conditions Recommended by professionals
For early disease prevention Other reasons

Secondary reason for screening:

13.4%

15.5% 47.6%

23.5%

Own health conditions Recommended by professionals
For early disease prevention Other reasons

Deviation between preferences and actual healthcare utilisation
patterns
There is no majority preference for follow-up care in the public or private
sector upon participation in the Scheme, with over 60% of respondents
expressing either preference for or indifference to receiving follow-up care in the private
sector. Specifically, 36.9% of respondents would prefer to receive follow-up
care from private service providers, while 30.5% exhibited no strong preference for
care from either service provider type (Question 10a) (Table 4.4 and Figure 4.3c).

Despite respondents’ ambivalent preference of service provider type for chronic disease
management services upon participation in the Scheme, the actual utilisation patterns for
screening and management demonstrate a strong tendency for public sector
service usage—particularly amongst chronic disease patients and
individuals aged 45 years or above. For example, 63.7% of respondents who
regularly participated in screening frequented public service providers (including HA
hospitals, GOPCs or Specialist Out-patient Clinics (SOPCs), Department of Health (DH)
clinics, etc.) (Question 3). Utilisation of the public sector is higher amongst people with
chronic disease, as 88.9% of respondents diagnosed with chronic health conditions reported
that they sought public service providers for management of elevated levels of blood
pressure, heart diseases, stroke, and diabetes (Question 6b). Separately, a significant
positive association was observed between age group and past selection of service provider
type for chronic disease management, particularly amongst individuals aged 45 years or

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