Know where to go: evidence from a controlled trial of a healthcare system information intervention among immigrants

Jervelund, Signe Smith; Maltesen, Thomas; Wimmelmann, Camilla Lawaetz; Petersen, Jørgen Holm; Krasnik, Allan

doi:10.1186/s12889-018-5741-x

Table 1 Characteristics of the Study Population (baseline)

From: Know where to go: evidence from a controlled trial of a healthcare system information intervention among immigrants

Population characteristics	Control Group n = 603%	n	Intervention Group I Written Material n = 446%	n	Intervention Group II Course n = 523%	n	Total n = 1572
Age (mean) (min-max)	35.1 years (18–75 years)		32.5 years (18–59 years)		33.0 years (18–75 years)
Sex
Female	60.3	363	67.4	300	63.8	333	996
Male	39.7	239	32.6	145	36.2	189	573
Total		602		445		552	1569
Marital status
Married/living with partner	60.5	364	67.4	300	69.9	365	1029
Not married/divorced/widow	39.5	238	32.6	145	30.1	157	540
Total		602		445		522	1568
Geographical Origin
Western	24.9	150	31.0	138	28.5	149	437
South and Southeast Asia	29.2	176	38.9	173	39.9	208	557
Middle East and North Africa	26.6	160	18.4	82	19.4	101	343
Sub-Saharan Africa	14.6	88	8.3	37	9.2	48	173
Other (Former Sovjet Union, Middle and South America)	4.7	28	3.4	15	3.1	16	59
Total		602		445		522	1569
Migrant Status
Labor/study	31.8	192	34.5	154	36.1	189	535
Family reunified	48.8	294	53.8	240	51.6	270	804
Refugee	12.4	75	4.3	19	3.8	20	114
Other	1.5	9	2.7	12	2.7	14	35
NA	5.5	33	4.7	21	5.7	30	84
Total		603		446		523	1572
Citizenship
Danish	6.8	41	-^a	< 5^a	-^a	< 5^a	51
Western	26.1	157	31.7	141	25.9	135	433
Non-Western	67.1	404	67.6	301	72.8	380	1085
Total		603		445		522	1569
Length of Stay (mean) (min-max)	6.1 years (18 d. – 26 yrs.)		3.5 years (29 d. – 23 yrs.)		3.9 years (54 d. – 26 yrs.)
< 1 year	15.6	94	19.3	86	18.5	97	277
(1–3)	33.8	204	42.6	190	44.9	235	629
(3–5)	13.6	82	22.2	99	17.8	93	274
5+	37.0	223	15.9	71	18.7	98	392
Total		603		446		523	1572
Educational Level
None/primary	20.2	83	6.7	30	7.7	40	192
Secondary	55.6	208	68.6	306	64.2	336	977
Tertiary	22.9	81	24.7	110	27.3	146	394
NA	-^a	< 5^a	-^a	< 5^a	-^a	< 5^a	9
Total		603		446		523	1572
Employment Status
Employed	42.8	253	55.5	243	56.6	289	785
Unemployed	38.4	227	19.2	84	18.4	94	405
Student	8.3	49	13.7	60	13.1	67	176
Other	10.2	60	11.6	51	11.9	61	172
Total		589		438		511	1538
Household Income (DDK)
< 100.000	67.5	407	55.8	249	55.6	291	947
100.000–200.000	27.4	165	28.5	127	30.6	160	452
> 200.000	5.1	31	15.7	78	13.8	72	173
Total		603		446		532	1572
Children
0 children	48.0	289	48.5	216	51.9	271	776
1 child	17.4	105	22.9	102	21.7	113	320
2+ children	34.6	208	28.5	127	26.4	138	473
Total		602		445		522	1569
Origin of Spouse
Denmark	-^a	< 5^a	-^a	< 5^a	-^a	< 5^a	6
Western	19.4	117	26.0	116	23.5	123	356
Non-Western	77.5	470	71.3	318	74.4	389	1177
No spouse	1.9	12	2.5	11	1.9	10	33
Total		603		446		523	1572

^aMicro data/not allowed

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