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Table 7 Groups of conditions that are screened by type of providers

From: Screening is not always healthy: an ethical analysis of health screening packages in Singapore

Type of provider

Category^

Cancer

Heart and vascular diseases

Infectious diseases

Metabolic, nutritional, endocrine and rheumatology conditions

Musculoskeletal disorders

Gynaecology conditions

Vision and hearing disorders

Miscellaneous*

Public (n = 5)

4

2

2

5

0

0

0

0

Private (n = 7)

7

6

7

7

2

4

5

7

Social enterprise (n = 2)

2

2

2

2

0

2

0

2

All (n = 14)

13

10

11

14

2

6

5

9

  1. ^Categorisation of tests adapted from the 2019 Screening Test Review Committee report
  2. *Miscellaneous conditions include benign prostatic hyperplasia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease