OBJECTIVE: To determine immigrants' frequency of use of four health services by place of origin and compare it with that of the Spanish population. METHODS: Based on the 2006 National Health Survey in Spain, we estimated the frequency of use of four health services in men and women from: Spain, Western countries, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North Africa, Sub Saharan Africa and Asia/Oceania. These results were compared with the Spanish population by calculating odds ratios adjusted for age, socioeconomic position, health status, and type of health coverage. RESULTS: Immigrant men generally use health services less frequently than Spanish nationals. The main exceptions are Latin American men, who more often use emergency services (OR 1.68, 95% CI 1.41-1.99) and Sub-Saharan men, who use specialists more frequently (OR 2.93, 1.70-5.05). Immigrant women use health services about as frequently as Spanish women. The main exceptions are North African women, who less frequently use specialists (OR 0.39, 0.22-0.71) and Sub-Saharan women who more frequently use GPs (OR 4.06, 2.21-7.44), specialists (OR 2.29, 1.06-4.95) and emergency services (OR 2.92, 1.49-5.72). CONCLUSIONS: Health services use by the immigrant population in Spain differs by gender and place of origin.
OBJECTIVE: To determine immigrants' frequency of use of four health services by place of origin and compare it with that of the Spanish population. METHODS: Based on the 2006 National Health Survey in Spain, we estimated the frequency of use of four health services in men and women from: Spain, Western countries, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North Africa, Sub Saharan Africa and Asia/Oceania. These results were compared with the Spanish population by calculating odds ratios adjusted for age, socioeconomic position, health status, and type of health coverage. RESULTS: Immigrant men generally use health services less frequently than Spanish nationals. The main exceptions are Latin American men, who more often use emergency services (OR 1.68, 95% CI 1.41-1.99) and Sub-Saharan men, who use specialists more frequently (OR 2.93, 1.70-5.05). Immigrant women use health services about as frequently as Spanish women. The main exceptions are North African women, who less frequently use specialists (OR 0.39, 0.22-0.71) and Sub-Saharan women who more frequently use GPs (OR 4.06, 2.21-7.44), specialists (OR 2.29, 1.06-4.95) and emergency services (OR 2.92, 1.49-5.72). CONCLUSIONS: Health services use by the immigrant population in Spain differs by gender and place of origin.
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