Table 3.
Factors associated with visits to a GP at municipal health center.
| Russian | Somali | Kurdish | General Population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Age, yrs | ||||||||
| 18–29 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 30–44 | 0.96 (0.44–2.08) | 1.27 (0.68–2.38) | 1.58 (0.74–3.35) | 1.63 (0.85–3.12) | 1.16 (0.73–1.84) | 2.74 (1.62–4.63) | 2.11 (0.95–4.68) | 0.74 (0.47–1.15) |
| 45–64 | 0.98 (0.45–2.12) | 2.06 (1.14–3.71) | 2.83 (1.17–6.86) | 1.02 (0.47–2.20) | 1.40 (0.81–2.42) | 2.85 (1.52–5.33) | 2.86 (1.39–5.90) | 0.85 (0.57–1.27) |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Marital or cohabiting | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Other | 1.59 (0.81–3.13) | 1.08 (0.67–1.73) | 0.90 (0.41–1.96) | 0.66 (0.34–1.27) | 0.80 (0.48–1.33) | 0.81 (0.49–1.34) | 1.29 (0.76–2.19) | 1.29 (0.90–1.84) |
| Education | ||||||||
| Secondary school or higher | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| High school or less | 1.02 (0.46-2.26) | 1.25 (0.67–2.33) | 0.67 (0.31–1.43) | 1.47 (0.60–3.60) | 1.34 (0.85–2.11) | 1.61 (0.96–2.70) | 1.65 (1.03–2.66) | 2.09 (1.43–3.06) |
| Employment | ||||||||
| Full- or part-time employed | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Other | 2.62 (1.19–5.79) | 3.01 (1.80–5.02) | 1.06 (0.46–2.43) | 3.37 (1.70–6.67) | 1.31 (0.80–2.13) | 1.67 (0.99–2.81) | 5.34 (2.99–9.53) | 3.29 (2.05–5.30) |
| Self-rated health | ||||||||
| Good or fairly good | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Average or less | 4.39 (1.91–10.06) | 2.57 (1.51–4.36) | 1.59 (0.36–6.99) | 1.23 (0.48–3.12) | 2.22 (1.28–3.87) | 3.10 (1.67–5.78) | 2.22 (1.32–3.74) | 2.81 (1.86–4.23) |
| Economic situation | ||||||||
| At least quite difficult | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | NA a | NA a |
| At least quite easy | 0.58 (0.26–1.32) | 0.49 (0.28–0.87) | 0.98 (0.47–2.03) | 1.23 (0.60–2.52) | 0.73 (0.47–1.16) | 0.61 (0.37–1.03) | ||
| Basis for residence permit | ||||||||
| Refugee background | NA b | NA b | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | NA a | NA a |
| Other | 0.20 (0.07–0.55) | 1.33 (0.70–2.53) | 0.98 (0.53–1.82) | 1.29 (0.74–2.24) | ||||
| Time lived in Finland, yrs | ||||||||
| <6 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | NA a | NA a |
| 6–14 | 0.67 (0.28–1.62) | 0.83 (0.43–1.58) | 0.84 (0.33–2.19) | 0.47 (0.20–1.09) | 1.05 (0.57–1.94) | 0.44 (0.20–0.96) | ||
| >14 | 0.98 (0.38–2.56) | 0.81 (0.43–1.56) | 0.76 (0.26–2.21) | 0.61 (0.25–1.44) | 0.80 (0.40–1.59) | 0.32 (0.14–0.76) | ||
| Age at migration to Finland, yrs | ||||||||
| ≤18 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | NA a | NA a |
| >18 | 0.70 (0.20–2.42) | 0.61 (0.25–1.51) | 1.13(0.45–2.83) | 1.62 (0.68–3.86) | 0.84 (0.42–1.68) | 2.25 (1.09–4.67) | ||
| Language proficiency | ||||||||
| Poor or not at all | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | NA a | NA a |
| Good or fair | 1.55 (0.60–3.99) | 1.12 (0.55–2.31) | 0.77 (0.24–2.47) | 0.74 (0.34–1.61) | 0.58 (0.28–1.21) | 0.31 (0.13–0.73) | ||
OR = odds ratio, bolded ORs represent significant associations. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval. a No data available for the general population. b Too few observations for the statistical analysis.