According to a survey conducted in Mexico in 2021, only five percent of respondents very frequently consulted a doctor by telephone. This was also true for consultations via WhatsApp chat. Meanwhile, four percent of respondents claimed to have been very frequently communicating with their doctors through video calls. However, close to 70 percent and 60 percent of interviewees had consulted a physician by telephone or WhatsApp chat at least once, respectively. Video calls were less common.
Frequency of remote medical consultations in Mexico in 2021, by communication tool
* For this statistic only respondents who had made use of telemedicine were considered.
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "¿Con qué frecuencia has realizado las siguientes prácticas?" (How frequently have you carried out the following practices?)
The translation of the question in English may slightly differ from the original.
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Centro de Opinión Pública (UNITEC). (November 26, 2021). Frequency of remote medical consultations in Mexico in 2021, by communication tool [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301637/frequency-telemedicine-consultations-mexico/
Centro de Opinión Pública (UNITEC). "Frequency of remote medical consultations in Mexico in 2021, by communication tool ." Chart. November 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301637/frequency-telemedicine-consultations-mexico/
Centro de Opinión Pública (UNITEC). (2021). Frequency of remote medical consultations in Mexico in 2021, by communication tool . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301637/frequency-telemedicine-consultations-mexico/
Centro de Opinión Pública (UNITEC). "Frequency of Remote Medical Consultations in Mexico in 2021, by Communication Tool ." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301637/frequency-telemedicine-consultations-mexico/
Centro de Opinión Pública (UNITEC), Frequency of remote medical consultations in Mexico in 2021, by communication tool Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301637/frequency-telemedicine-consultations-mexico/ (last visited November 05, 2024)
Frequency of remote medical consultations in Mexico in 2021, by communication tool [Graph], Centro de Opinión Pública (UNITEC), November 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301637/frequency-telemedicine-consultations-mexico/
