Abstract
This paper analyzes whether patients visiting the Medical Emergency Rooms (ERs) perceive their general health to have deteriorated, improved or stayed the same one year before the Iraqi occupation and one year after the liberation. The paper also examines the impact of such perceptions on the utilization of an ER. Data were collected by means of a survey of the ER attendees in Kuwait’s six general hospitals during January and February 1993. Sixty percent of the respondents perceived their health to have been better one year before the invasion, about 30% perceived no change, while 10% said their health had improved one year after the liberation. A significantly larger percentage of women and wealthier people perceived a deterioration. Regarding ER utilization, 56% reported at least one visit before and after the occupation. The average number of visits was 9.68 before the invasion and 10.09 after the liberation. Perception of health was not significantly associated with the number of visits.
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