Overview
- Forsa interviewed 1,879 people aged 18 to 70 nationwide from late July to late August, with the survey described as representative.
- Women report fear more often than men, with about 30% of women affected compared with 22% of men.
- Among those worried, 58% cite bad personal experiences and 41% say they have heard negative accounts of hospital care.
- Top concerns are infection with hospital germs (20%), the need for an additional operation (16%), and anesthesia complications (12%), while fears of medication intolerance and retained instruments are lower at 7% each.
- KKH expert Vijitha Sanjivkumar advises patients to get informed and discuss open questions with doctors, emphasizing very high safety and hygiene standards and encouraging attentiveness to potential errors.