Preventive Care

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Preventive Care
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Percentage of children born during 2002/03 who
had non-influenza immunizations by two years of
age, by number of immunization billings (0 or
5 or more), 2002/032004/05
By Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) and
for Ontario
The North East and North West LHINs had the
lowest proportion of children with at least five
immunization billings, and the highest proportion
without any immunization billings at two years of
age.
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Relationship between preventive care and
emergency department (ED) visits in children
aged 017 years, 2002/032003/04
Across Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs)
in Ontario
Preventive care visits were defined as
well-baby exams, annual health exams and visits
that included immunization. Age refers to
the childs age at the beginning of the two-year
time period.
LHINs
Generally, LHINs with relatively low rates of
preventive care visits among children had
relatively high rates of ED visits. A similar
inverse relationship exists between primary care
visits and ED visits (data not shown). It
cannot be determined whether the excess ED visits
by these children were minor in nature and
interchangeable with a primary care visit, or if
they were more serious and possibly the result of
poor access to ongoing primary care.
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Percentage of adults () aged 65 years and older
who reported receiving influenza vaccination
within the previous two years, 2000/01
By Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) and
for Ontario
In 2000/01, more women than men aged 65 years
and older reported that they had been vaccinated
against influenza within the previous two years.
There was some variation among LHINs
regarding the percentage of seniors reporting
influenza vaccination in the previous two years.
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Percentage of women () reporting breast cancer
screening that ever had a mammogram, 2000/01
By Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) and
for Ontario
Restricted to those aged 18 years and
older unless otherwise specified.
Age-standardized to the 1991 Canadian census of
population.
There were small variations across LHINs in
the number of women who reported that they had
ever undergone a mammogram exam by a Health Care
Professional. In Ontario, 42 of women aged
35-49 years, and 83 of those aged 50 years and
older reported ever having had a mammogram to
detect breast cancer.
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Percentage of women () reporting breast cancer
screening that ever performed a breast
self-examination or had a breast exam by a health
care professional (HCP), 2000/01
By Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) and
for Ontario
Restricted to those aged 18 years and older
unless otherwise specified. Age-standardized to
the 1991 Canadian census of population More
than 50 answered not applicable.
Most women (83) said they had undergone a
clinical breast exam, performed by a HCP, at
least once. There were large variations
across LHINs in the number of women who reported
that they had ever undergone breast
self-examination. (Note Data were not
available for breast self-examination in women
living in the Toronto Central LHIN.)
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Percentage of women () reporting ever having a
Papanicolaou (Pap) test for cervical cancer
screening, 2000/01
By Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) and
for Ontario
Restricted to those aged 18 years and
older unless otherwise specified.
Age-standardized to the 1991 Canadian census of
population.
There were small variations across LHINs in
the number of women who reported that they had
ever undergone Pap testing. In 2000/01, more
than 85 of women aged 18 years and older
reported ever having had a Pap test to detect
cervical cancer.
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Percentage of women aged 20 to 69 years () who
were eligible for cervical cancer screening, and
who had at least one Ontario Health Insurance
Plan (OHIP) billing for a Papanicolaou (Pap)
test, 2000/012002/03
By Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) and
for Ontario
There was some variation across LHINs in the
proportion of eligible women who received at
least one Pap test, ranging from 50 in the
North East LHIN to 64 in the Champlain LHIN.
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Percentage of screen-eligible adults aged 50 to
69 years () who received at least one colorectal
cancer screening investigation, 2002/032003/04
By Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) and
for Ontario
Includes fecal occult blood testing (FOBT),
colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, rigid
sigmoidoscopy, single contrast barium enema
(SBE) and double contrast barium enema (DBE).
There was LHIN variation in the proportion of
adults who received a colorectal cancer screening
investigation, with the Central LHIN having the
highest proportion (21).