Table 2.
Factors associated with the utilization of primary health care: Results of bivariate analyses (n = 1055)
| n | % of study population with utilization of primary health care services in the past twelve months (95%-CI) | p-valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 840 | 79.62 (77.06–82.01) | ||
| Sociodemographic factors | Sex | < 0.001 | ||
| Male | 384 | 75.00 (71.06–78.57) | ||
| Female | 456 | 83.98 (80.64–86.83) | ||
| Age | < 0.001 | |||
| 18 to 29 years | 158 | 72.15 (65.82–77.70) | ||
| 30 to 44 years | 226 | 75.33 (70.12–79.89) | ||
| 45 to 64 years | 273 | 82.23 (77.73–85.99) | ||
| ≥ 65 years | 183 | 89.71 (84.71–93.20) | ||
| Socioeconomic position | 0.27 | |||
| Low | 376 | 78.33 (74.41–81.80) | ||
| Middle | 358 | 81.92 (78.02–85.26) | ||
| High | 106 | 76.81 (69.01–83.13) | ||
| Health-related factor | Self-rated health | < 0.001 | ||
| Very good/good | 569 | 75.87 (72.67–78.80) | ||
| Moderate/poor/very poor | 271 | 88.85 (84.79–91.93) | ||
| Migration-sensitive factors | Duration of residence in Germany | < 0.001 | ||
| Since birth | 116 | 81.69 (74.43–87.24) | ||
| < 2 years | 91 | 65.47 (57.16–72.93) | ||
| 2 years to 10 years | 255 | 75.89 (71.02–80.18) | ||
| > 10 years | 378 | 86.30 (82.74–89.22) | ||
| Residence status | < 0.001 | |||
| German nationality | 226 | 83.09 (78.14–87.10) | ||
| Permanent residence status | 345 | 85.19 (81.37–88.33) | ||
| Temporary residence status | 269 | 71.16 (66.38–75.52) | ||
| German language proficiency | 0.68 | |||
| Mother tongue/very good/good | 444 | 79.14 (75.58–82.31) | ||
| Moderate/poor/very poor | 396 | 80.16 (76.40–83.45) |
a Conducted by Pearson’s chi-squared tests. Boldface indicates p < 0.05. Abbreviation: CI confidence interval