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Table 4 Odds ratios of not having received any new knowledge or help during the health examination

From: Health literacy and refugees’ experiences of the health examination for asylum seekers – a Swedish cross-sectional study

 

ORs of not having received any new knowledge

ORs of not having received any help

Variables

Crudea OR (95 % CI)

ORb (95 % CI)

Crudea OR (95 % CI)

ORb (95 % CI)

 

Number of respondents/analysis

 

Number of respondents/analysis: 190

Number of respondents/analysis

 

Number of respondents/analysis: 196

Sex

295

    

310

    

 Men

 

1

 

1

  

1

 

1

 

 Women

 

0.66

(0.41–1.05)

0.33

(0.16–0.68)**

 

0.67

(0.40–1.12)

0.58

(0.27–1.25)

Age

270

    

284

    

 18–24

 

1

 

1

  

1

 

1

 

 25–44

 

1.40

(0.73–2.68)

1.30

(0.55–3.06)

 

1.33

(0.65–2.75)

1.39

(0.55–3.52)

 44-

 

0.89

(0.40–2.00)

0.82

(0.28–2.40)

 

0.96

(0.39–2.36)

0.91

(0.26–3.16)

Education

296

    

311

    

 0–6 years

 

1.45

(0.83–2.19)

1.42

(0.66–3.06)

 

1.54

(0.91–2.62)

2.28

(0.98–5.33)

 ≤ 7 years

 

1

 

1

  

1

 

1

 

Country

256

    

270

    

 Iraq

 

1

 

1

  

1

 

1

 

 Other country

 

1.46

(0.65–3.31)

1.28

(0.41–3.95)

 

1.80

(0.71–4 0.58)

1.55

(0.45–5.34)

 Syria

 

1.14

(0.52–2.47)

0.64

(0.23–1.76)

 

1.31

(0.53–3.25)

1.37

(0.43–4.33)

 Afghanistan

 

1.73

(0.68–4.41)

0.82

(0.21–3.10)

 

5.06

(1.83–14.01)**

2.37

(0.57–9.92)

 Somalia

 

1.84

(0.88–3.82)

2.41

(0.85–6.80)

 

1.38

(0.58–3.29)

1.30

(0.40–4.27)

Support by interpreter

272

    

283

    

 Yes

 

1

 

1

  

1

 

1

 

 No

 

1.60

(0.92–2.81)

1.73

(0.81–3.69)

 

1.25

(0.68–2.32)

1.55

(0.69–3.48)

FHL

277

    

287

    

 Inadeqate

 

1.43

(0.77–2.68)

0.55

(0.20–1.54)

 

2.21

(1.01–4.84)*

0.80

(0.25–2.54)

 Problematic

 

1.24

(0.57–2.67)

0.86

(0.27–2.74)

 

2.27

(0.91–5.66)

0.86

(0.24–3.14)

 Sufficient

 

1

 

1

  

1

 

1

 

CHLm

301

    

316

    

 Inadequate

 

6.70

(3.48–12.91)***

7.94

(3.00–21.06)***

 

6.25

(2.88–13.56)***

8.07

(2.50–26.07)***

 Problematic

 

2.47

(1.25–4.91)**

3.71

(1.45–9.50)**

 

2.48

(1.07–5.71)*

3.33

(1.02–10.86)*

 Sufficient

 

1

 

1

  

1

 

1

 
  1. *Significant at p < 0.05; **Significant at p < 0.01; ***Significant at p < 0.001
  2. aCrude OR for considered explanatory factors
  3. bOR for included explanatory factors: sex, age, education, country, support of interpreter, FHL and CHL