Health care access variable | Iraqi (N = 219) | Somali (N = 198) | P value |
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Usual venue to seek care when ill | |||
Doctor’s office/private clinic Community health center/public clinic Hospital, ER, other / No regular place, don’t know | 43 (19.63) 168 (76.71) 8 (3.65) | 162 (81.82) 25 (12.63) 11 (5.56) | < 0.001 |
Regular doctor/nurse/midwife | |||
Yes No Don’t know | 200 (91.32) 17 (7.76) 2 (0.91) | 176 (88.89) 17 (8.59) 5 (2.53) | 0.414 |
Time in last 12 months when postponed med care | |||
Yes No Don’t know | 67 (30.59) 152 (69.41) 0 (0.00) | 73 (36.87) 105 (53.03) 20 (10.10) | < 0.001 |
Of those who postponed med care, it was because of | |||
Cost Some other reason Don’t know Refused | 8 (11.94) 55 (82.10) 3 (4.48) 1 (1.49) | 13 (17.81) 48 (65.75) 12 (16.44) 0 (0.00) | 0.046 |
Went to a mental health care provider when you needed to | |||
Yes No Did not need to Refused Don’t know | 40 (18.26) 47 (21.15) 132 (60.27) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) | 124 (62.63) 36 (18.18) 17 (8.59) 5 (2.53) 16 (8.08) | < 0.001 |
Stigmaa | |||
No Yes | 39 (82.98) 8 (17.02) | 35 (97.22) 1 (2.63) | 0.086 |