Table 2.
Contact rates for different diagnoses, use of EPHC service at night, need for interpreter, long consultation, laboratory examination, and sickness certification 1
| Norway | Poland | Germany | Somalia | Iraq | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number of inhabitants (2008) |
4 110 812 |
48 826 |
36 700 |
24 232 |
25 238 |
|
Number of contacts (any type) |
1 129 631 |
5 018 |
2 484 |
7 978 |
8 935 |
|
Percentage contacts at night (0 am – 8 am) |
10.4 (10.3 – 10.5) |
10.3 (9.5 – 11.1) |
8.2 (7.1 – 9.3) |
14.7 (13.9 – 15.5) |
15.5 (14.8 – 16.3) |
|
Number of consultations (face-to-face with doctor) |
832 505 |
4 555 |
2 051 |
7 338 |
8 116 |
|
Contact rates (per 100 inhabitants): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
All diagnoses |
27.4 (27.4 – 27.5) |
11.9 (10.9 – 13.0) |
7.0 (5.8 – 8.2) |
31.8 (30.5 – 33.1) |
33.6 (32.3 – 34.5) |
|
Non-specific pain |
5.9 (5.9 – 5.9) |
3.7 (3.6 – 3.9) |
1.8 (1.6 – 1.9) |
16.8 (16.3 – 17.2) |
15.7 (15.2 – 16.1) |
|
Injury |
2.7 (2.7 – 2.7) |
1.1 (1.0 – 1.1) |
0.8 (0.7 – 0.9) |
1.5 (1.4 – 1.7) |
1.7 (1.6 – 1.9) |
|
Psychiatric illness |
3.4 (3.4 – 3.4) |
0.8 (0.7 – 0.9) |
0.5 (0.5 – 0.6) |
2.4 (2.2 – 2.6) |
2.8 (2.6 – 3.0) |
|
Respiratory infections |
3.6 (3.6 – 3.6) |
1.7 (1.6 – 1.8) |
0.9 (0.8 – 1.0) |
4.9 (4.6 – 5.1) |
4.8 (4.6 – 5.1) |
|
Gastroenteritis |
0.2 (0.2 – 0.3) |
0.1 (0.1 – 0.2) |
0.1 (0.1 – 0.1) |
0.7 (0.6 – 0.8) |
0.6 (0.5 – 0.7) |
|
Rates of services (per100 consultations): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Use of interpreter |
0.2 (0.2 – 0.2) |
12.6 (11.6 – 13.6) |
2.6 (1.9 – 3.3) |
16.0 (15.2 – 16.8) |
15.7 (14.9 – 16.5) |
|
Long consultation (> 20 minutes) |
37.8 (37.7 – 37.9) |
40.3 (38.9 – 41.7) |
39.8 (37.7 – 41.9) |
41.0 (39.9 – 42.1) |
33.9 (32.9 – 34.9) |
|
Use of laboratory |
33.8 (33.7 – 33.9) |
37.2 (35.8 – 38.6) |
33.2 (31.2 – 35.2) |
51.1 (50.0 – 52.2) |
43.5 (42.4 – 44.6) |
| Sickness certification | 7.8 (7.7 – 7.9) | 17.6 (16.5 – 18.7) | 13.6 (12.1 –15.1) | 8.5 (7.9 – 9.1) | 7.6 (7.0 – 8.2) |
1Rates and percentages are adjusted for age and presented with 95% CI.