Frequency of preventive interventions (calculated for each intervention based on the number of family physicians who said they perform it)
| Yes, I perform it | Health services periodically applied | Periodicity in months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | n | n/N (%) | Minimum | Median | Maximum | |
| Male clinical scenario | ||||||
| Cholesterol | 242 | 239 | (99) | 6 | 12 | 60 |
| Blood pressure | 244 | 242 | (99) | 3 | 12 | 36 |
| Fasting glucose | 241 | 239 | (99) | 6 | 12 | 60 |
| FOBT | 202 | 189 | (94) | 5 | 24 | 60 |
| Digital rectal examination | 143 | 134 | (94) | 12 | 12 | 60 |
| Evaluation of PSA | 158 | 147 | (93) | 12 | 12 | 60 |
| Tetanus immunisation status verification | 224 | 209 | (93) | 12 | 120 | 120 |
| Chest X-ray | 76 | 32 | (42) | 12 | 24 | 60 |
| Female clinical scenario | ||||||
| Fasting glucose | 242 | 242 | (100) | 6 | 12 | 60 |
| Mammography | 242 | 242 | (100) | 2 | 24 | 60 |
| Cervical cytology | 244 | 243 | (100) | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| Cholesterol | 241 | 237 | (98) | 6 | 12 | 60 |
| Blood pressure | 243 | 238 | (98) | 1 | 12 | 36 |
| FOBT | 198 | 186 | (94) | 12 | 24 | 60 |
| Clinical breast exam | 221 | 218 | (99) | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| Chest X-ray | 73 | 30 | (41) | 12 | 24 | 60 |
| Assessment of tetanus immunisation | 223 | 211 | (95) | 12 | 120 | 120 |
FOBT, faecal occult blood test; PSA, prostate-specific antigen.