Balgarianovinite.com Twice as many women as men attend mandatory preventive medical examinations for their respective gender, shows a nationally representative survey, carried out by Trend into the health culture of Bulgarians. The results were presented by Dimitar Ganev from Trend during a discussion organized by the Bulgarian Hospital Association.
The survey was conducted at the beginning of November 2025 among 1,006 adult Bulgarians.
Among the respondents, 44% said they visit a doctor only if they have a complaint, 38% attend all preventive check-ups required for their gender, 13% said they undergo preventive examinations once every few years, and 5% stated that they do not visit a doctor at all.
The highest rates of preventive check-ups were recorded among people over the age of 70, two-thirds of them attend all preventive examinations mandatory for their gender, the survey data also showed. The lowest levels were among the youngest respondents, with only 20% attending preventive check-ups.
Participants were also asked about the main sources of healthcare financing. According to 65%, healthcare is financed by the National Health Insurance Fund, 62% pointed to health insurance contributions, and 56% cited the state budget. Another 24% of respondents believe healthcare is financed through private payments by citizens, while 6% said they did not know or could not assess the matter. Trend Survey: Twice as Many Women as Men Go to Preventive Check-ups 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-19 15:11:19 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law