04.12.2020
Assessment of the medical sector (27 November - 1 December 2020)
- The results of a survey conducted by Rating Group showed that among key medical institutions, respondents trust the World Health Organization the most (47%). 32% do not trust this institution. The Ministry of Health of Ukraine is trusted by 33%, while 54% do not trust it. The National Health Service is trusted by 24%, not trusted by 40%, and 29% know nothing about its activities. The Public Health Center is trusted by 21%, not trusted by 38%, and 34% know nothing about its activities. The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Public Health, Medical Care and Medical Insurance is trusted by 15%, not trusted by 54%, and 24% know nothing about its activities. In dynamics over the past few months, there has been an increase in the level of trust in state governance institutions in the field of healthcare.
- Minister of Health Maksym Stepanov is trusted by 19%, not trusted by 34%, and 37% do not know him. Former minister Ulana Suprun is trusted by 15%, not trusted by 67%, and 12% do not know her. Almost half of respondents do not know former ministers Illia Yemets and Zoryana Skaletska. About 8–10% trust them, while about a third do not trust them.
- 66% trust pediatrician and TV host Yevhen Komarovskyi, while 20% do not trust him. 32% trust the Director of the Heart Institute Borys Todurov, 16% do not trust him, and 48% do not know him. Chief Sanitary Doctor Viktor Liashko is trusted by 32%, not trusted by 39%, and 20% do not know him. Olha Holubovska (a well-known infectious disease specialist, Doctor of Medical Sciences) is trusted by 20%, not trusted by 11%, and 64% do not know her. Alla Shcherbynska (Director of the Center for Prevention and Control of AIDS) is trusted by 11%, not trusted by 11%, and 75% do not know her. Mykhailo Radutskyi (Head of the Parliamentary Committee on Healthcare) is trusted by 8%, not trusted by 26%, and 60% do not know him. Ihor Kuzin (Director of the Public Health Center) is trusted by 8%, not trusted by 12%, and 77% do not know him.
- 70% of respondents consider the coronavirus a real threat personally to themselves and their families. 35% constantly wear masks, while 63% wear them only in places with large concentrations of people (transport, shops, markets, etc.). Only 2% neglect wearing masks.
- When assessing the coronavirus crisis, 50% are more afraid of its economic consequences. 34% fear the disease itself more than financial difficulties. The latter group is larger among older people, women, and rural residents.
- About 40% of respondents believe that success in combating coronavirus depends to a greater extent on the President and the Ministry of Health. 32% believe it depends on Minister of Health Stepanov. 17–18% place their hopes on Parliament and the Government, and 13% on the Prime Minister.
- 79% of respondents support the idea of mass testing of the population and mandatory isolation of identified patients as a way to combat coronavirus. 17% hold the opposite opinion. 73% believe in the effectiveness of this measure, while 19% do not.
- The main sources from which respondents receive information about coronavirus are national television (especially among older people) and Internet websites (especially among younger people) – 56% each of all respondents. About a quarter also receive information from Facebook or from relatives and acquaintances. 10–11% receive information from YouTube, Instagram, and radio, 8–9% from the press and Viber and Telegram groups (Coronavirus-info), and 6% from the official website of the Ministry of Health.
Methodology
- Audience: Ukrainian citizens aged 18 and older. The sample is representative in terms of age, gender, region, and type of settlement.
- Sample size: 1,200 respondents.
- Face-to-face formalised interviews.
- Research representativeness error: no more than 2.8%.
- Fieldwork dates: 27 November – 1 December 2020.
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