Executive Summary

Murrayville Men's Health Night
Murrayville is located 5 ½ hours North West of Melbourne

Held : 30 July 2002
Venue: Murrayville Mallee Fowl Hotel

Sponsored by:
Mallee Track Health & Community Service (MTH&CS)
Murrayville Neighbourhood House
Mallee Health Service Pinnaroo
Northern Mallee Primary Care Partnership
and local businesses

116 Men attended
Evaluation Return Rate 71%
Percentage of Male Population 46%

General Stats

• 30% of the respondents were in the age group 60+
• 26.25% of the respondents were in the age group 50-59
• 27.5% of the respondents were in the age group 40-49
• 10% of the respondents were in the age group 30-39
• 2.5% of the respondents were in the age group of 20-29

• 85% of the respondents were Local Blokes
• 7.5% of the respondents were South Australian Blokes
• 2.5% of the respondents were 'Blow ins"
• 1.25% of the respondents were Migrants to Australia
• 1.25% of the respondents were Veterans 1939-1954

• 48.75% of the respondents were Farmers
• 26.25% of the respondents were Self Employed
• 15% of the respondents were Retired
• 7.5% of the respondents were Professionals
• 2.5% of the respondents were in Private Business or Trade
• 1.25% of the respondents were in Manual Occupation or Unemployed
• 88.75% of the respondents were married
• 7.5% of the respondents were single
• 1.25% were with a Partner, DeFacto or Divorced

Men's Health - Top 5 issues important to Respondents

1. Heart Disease
2. Prostate
3. Cholesterol
4. Blood Pressure
5. Diabetes

General Practitioner response

• 81.25% of the respondents have seen a General Practitioner in the last year
• 48.75 of the respondents saw the General Practitioner for a check up
• 20% of the respondents saw the General Practitioner because of illness
• 18.75% of the respondents saw the General Practitioner due to injury
• 3.75% of the respondents saw the General Practitioner due to personal issues

• 56.25% of the respondents saw a General Practitioner in Pinnaroo
• 22.5% of the respondents saw a General Practitioner in Murrayville
• 16.25% of the respondents saw a General Practitioner in Ouyen
• 8.75% of the respondents saw a General Practitioner in Adelaide/Mildura

• 33.75% of the respondents felt that their visit was satisfactory
• 27.5% of the respondents felt that their visit was very good
• 25% of the respondents felt that their visit was good
• 6.25% of the respondents felt that their visit was too quick or didn't relate well
• 1.25% of the respondents felt that their visit was not supportive

• 42.5% of the respondents had visited other Health Professionals in the last year

• 13.75% of the respondents felt that their visit was satisfactory
• 16.25% of the respondents felt that their visit was very good
• 11.25% of the respondents felt that their visit was good

Respondents felt that the following were the most important health professional/services for men's health?

• Medical Specialists 66.25%
• Community Health Nurse 38.75%
• Local Health Worker 35%
• Chiropractor 27.5%
  Physiotherapist 21.25%
• Dietitian 15%
• Naturopath 13.75%
  Counselor Psychologist 8.75%
• Neighbourhood House 7.5%
• Social Worker 7.5%

• 52.5% of the respondents felt that an after hours service would make it easier for them to see a GP
• 57.5% of the respondents felt that they would like to attend an after hours session at Community Health

Response to Night

As a Result of the Night

• 86.25% of the respondents would be interested in attending future local health sessions on men's health and wellbeing

• 76.25% of the respondents would like to attend sessions on Health and All Cancers
• 32.5% of the respondents would like to attend sessions on Dealing with stress/depression
• 23.75% of the respondents would like to attend sessions on Farm Safety/Succession
• 16.25% of the respondents would like to attend sessions on Guardianship/Power of Attorney
• 11.25% of the respondents would like to attend sessions on Parenting/Relationships

• 87.5% of the respondents would like to be told when these sessions take place

• 95% of the respondents think that men's health is important
• 43.75% felt that not enough has been done for Men's health issues in their community

• 96.25% of the respondents would recommend other men attend a Men's Health Night
• 93.75% felt that the men's health night had been valuable for them

• 82.5% would attend a health Screening over a 2 week period if it was available
• 63.75% feel that it would be valuable information on their Health Status

Relationships

• 43.75% of the respondents were happy in their relationships
• 11.25% were not happy with relationships with themselves
• 12.5% were not happy with relationships with their partner
• 10% were not happy with sexual relationships
• 2.5% were not happy with relationships with their children
• 22.5% were happy with their work/income
• 22.5% were not happy in regard to uncertainty of income
• 17.5% were not happy with the uncertainty of their future/farm succession
• 16.25% were not happy with the Stress/Tension created by work
• 15% were not happy with long hours

Future Sessions

• 52.5% would like to address their Health and Wellbeing
• 16.25% would like to address their Relationships/Family issues
• 16.25% would like to address Farming/work issues
• 11.25% would like to address issues around Mental Health