Table 2. Relationships Between Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Visiting a Health Center in Case of Health Problems, Having a Routine Check-up During the Previous Year, Refusing to Admit a Health Center, and the Frequently Preferred Health Center (N = 507) .
| Socio-Demographic Feature | Visiting a Health Center in Case of Health Problem | Having a Routine Check-up During the Previous Year | Refusing to Visit a Health Center Although Feeling Ill During the Last 5 Years | Frequently Preferred Health Center | |
| Government | Private | ||||
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
| Total | 77.3 (392/507) | 51.7 (262/507) | 12.2 (62/507) | 61.9 (314) | 38.1(193) |
| Gender | ns | a | ns | ns | ns |
| Male | 76.1 (178) | 45.7 (107) | 10.7 (25) | 63.7 (149) | 36.3 (85) |
| Female | 78.4 (214) | 56.8 (155) | 13.6 (37) | 60.4 (165) | 39.6 (108) |
| Age group | ns | b | a | ns | ns |
| <40 | 78.5 (201) | 44.5 (114) | 12.1 (31) | 62.9 (161) | 37.1 (95) |
| 40-64 | 77.5 (138) | 56.7 (101) | 15.7 (28) | 63.5(113) | 36.5 (65) |
| ≥65 | 72.2 (52) | 63.9 (46) | 4.2 (3) | 55.6 (40) | 44.4 (32) |
| Nationality | ns | ns | c | c | c |
| TRNC | 79.6 (215) | 54.4 (147) | 11.1(30) | 67.0 (181) | 33.0 (89) |
| Turkish | 72.9 (97) | 45.1 (60) | 21.1 (28) | 75.2 (100) | 24.8 (33) |
| British and Others | 76.9 (80) | 52.9 (55) | 3.8 (4) | 31.7 (33) | 68.3 (71) |
| Educational status | b | ns | c | c | c |
| Secondary or less | 65.3 (64) | 55.1 (54) | 22.4 (22) | 78.6 (77) | 21.4 (21) |
| High school | 75.5 (108) | 50.3 (72) | 15.4 (22) | 67.8 (97) | 32.2 (46) |
| University and above | 82.7 (220) | 51.1 (136) | 6.8 (18) | 52.6 (140) | 47.4 (126) |
| Employment status | ns | b | ns | ns | ns |
| Yes | 83.8 (57) | 45.0 (117) | 12.3 (32) | 59.2 (154) | 40.8 (106) |
| No | 78.2 (204) | 58.8 (144) | 12.2 (30) | 64.5 (158) | 35.5 (87) |
| Economic status | a | ns | a | b | b |
| High | 83.0 (171) | 53.9 (111) | 8.3 (17) | 54.4 (112) | 45.6 (94) |
| Moderate | 74.5 (196) | 49.0 (129) | 13.3 (35) | 65.0 (171) | 35.0 (92) |
| Low | 62.9 (22) | 57.1 (20) | 22.9 (8) | 80.0 (28) | 20.0 (7) |
| Smoking status | ns | c | ns | a | a |
| Current smoker | 78.2 (265) | 58.4 (198) | 10.6 (36) | 59.0 (200) | 41.0 (139) |
| Non-smoker | 76.0 (117) | 37.7 (58) | 16.2 (25) | 70.1 (108) | 29.9 (46) |
| Chronic disease | ns | c | a | ns | ns |
| Yes | 72.8 (118) | 67.3 (109) | 16.7 (27) | 58.6 (95) | 41.4 (67) |
| No | 79.4 (274) | 44.3 (153) | 10.1 (35) | 63.5 (219) | 36.5 (126) |
| Medication use | ns | c | ns | ns | ns |
| Yes | 74.1 (106) | 65.0 (93) | 15.4 (22) | 61.5 (88) | 38.5 (55) |
| No | 78.7 (284) | 46.5 (168) | 10.8 (39) | 61.8 (223) | 38.2 (138) |
| Perceived health status | b | c | a | ns | ns |
| Good | 82.1 (161) | 41.8 (82) | 8.7 (17) | 59.2 (116) | 40.8 (80) |
| Fair | 77.9 (173) | 51.8 (115) | 12.2 (27) | 64.0 (142) | 36.0 (80) |
| Poor | 65.2 (58) | 73.0 (65) | 20.2 (18) | 62.9 (56) | 37.1 (33) |
Abbreviation: TRNC, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
ns: non-significant (P > .05); aP < .05, bP < .01; cP < .001.