Table 2 Stepwise logistic regression models of variables predicting the likelihood of seeking help from school health service, general practitioner and psychologist/psychiatrist

Step 1

Gender:

Boys

1.00

Reference

1.00

Reference

1.00

Reference

Girls

3.42**

2.72-4.30

1.64**

1.37-1.97

1.45

0.92-2.27

SES:

Low

1.00

Reference

1.00

Reference

1.00

Reference

High

1.15

0.95-1.40

1.27*

1.08-1.49

0.77

0.53-1.12

Ethnicity:

Non-Sami

1.00

Reference

1.00

Reference

1.00

Reference

Sami

0.56

0.29-1.08

1.45

0.88-2.40

0.54

0.13-2.21

Language:

Yes

1.00

Reference

1.00

Reference

1.00

Reference

No

0.79

0.19-3.16

1.01

0.30-3.41

1.51

0.29-7.71

Sami self-id:

No

1.00

Reference

1.00

Reference

1.00

Reference

Yes

2.78*

1.31-5.87

0.93

0.51-1.69

2.20

0.54-0.98

Perceived discrimination

1.10

0.93-1.29

0.92

0.80-1.05

1.05

0.79-1.40

Step 2

Emotional problems

1.04

0.99-1.09

1.10**

1.05-1.15

1.29**

1.19-1.41

Conduct problems

1.00

0.94-1.08

0.97

0.91-1.03

1.11

0.98-1.26

Peer problems

0.95

0.89-1.02

0.96

0.91-1.02

1.15*

1.03-1.28

Hyperactivity problems

1.05*

1.00-1.11

1.04*

1.00-1.09

1.07

0.97-1.19

Alcohol use

1.21*

1.06-1.39

1.02

0.90-1.15

1.47*

1.14-1.90

Step 3

   Self-id. × Sami language

0.95

0.89-1.03

1.02

0.96-1.08

¹

   Self-id × Discrimination

0.90

0.80-1.01

0.99

0.90-1.10

¹

   Sami lang. × Discrimin.

1.13*

1.01-1.26

0.96

0.87-1.06

¹

   Ethnicity × Emo. probl.

0.96

0.86-1.06

1.04

0.95-1.15

0.88

0.74-1.05

   Ethnicity × Cond. probl

0.96

0.86-1.06

0.93

0.85-1.02

0.82*

0.67-0.99

   Ethnicity × Hyperactivity

1.05

0.94-1.17

1.02

0.93-1.12

1.23

0.99-1.54

   Ethnicity × Peer probl.

1.01

0.91-1.11

0.99

0.91-1.08

1.13

0.97-1.33

   Ethnicity × Alcohol use

1.06

0.96-1.17

1.08

0.99-1.18

1.08

0.91-1.30