Indian Woman Playing Multiple Roles, But Ignoring Health: Survey

MUMBAI: As Indian women continue to endeavour to do the best in their life and profession, they are tending to neglect their health, shows a recent survey.

According to the survey by insurer ICICI Lombard, only 39% of respondents (women) were covered by any health insurance. "It is an irony that despite playing multiple roles, women ignore their own health and well-being. In fact, the multi-responsibility avatar is precisely the reason why they should ensure good health for themselves. "Today's woman needs to give her health its due importance and health insurance is the critical tool which can help them stay protected from the perils of her hectic lifestyle," ICICI Lombard GIC Chief - Underwriting and Claims - Sanjay Datta said quoting the survey.

The online survey was conducted by the private general insurer in February 2015, and saw it reviewing responses from 1,009 women. It revealed that out of 79% respondents, 16% did not go for any tests while 63 per cent went for health check-ups only if unwell. This, it pointed out, is despite 71% of them succumbing to illness at least once or twice a year.
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