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

Table 6 Use of Healthcare presented by Use or No Use to Specialist Doctor, Hospital, Outpatient Hospital Visit and Dentist by Intervention Group (N = 1572)

Control Group					Intervention Group I Written Material					Intervention Group II Course
		Follow-up					Follow up					Follow-up
Frequency		Use	No use	Total	Frequency		Use	No use	Total	Frequency		Use	No use	Total
Specialist Doctor
Baseline	Use	39	67	106	Baseline	Use	14	43	57	Baseline	Use	18	46	64
	No use	42	455	497		No use	29	360	389		No use	35	424	459
	Total	81	522	603		Total	43	403	446		Total	53	470	523
OR = 0.63 (95% CI = 0.43–0.92) P = 0.018					OR = 1.08 (95% CI = 0.59–1.98) P = 0.814					OR = 1.21 (95% CI = 0.68–2.18) P = 0.516
Hospital
Baseline	Use	6	43	49	Baseline	Use	6	34	40	Baseline	Use	7	46	53
	No use	24	530	554		No use	14	392	406		No use	38	432	470
	Total	30	573	603		Total	20	426	446		Total	45	478	523
OR = 0.56 (95% CI = 0.34–0.92) P = 0.022					OR = 0.74 (95% CI = 0.33–1.64) P = 0.455					OR = 1.48 (95% CI = 0.77–2.86) P = 0.243
Outpatient Hospital Visit
Baseline	Use	36	87	123	Baseline	Use	27	76	103	Baseline	Use	37	71	108
	No use	50	430	480		No use	36	307	343		No use	55	360	415
	Total	86	517	603		Total	63	383	446		Total	92	431	523
OR = 0.57 (95% CI = 0.41–0.84) P = 0.002					OR = 0.82 (95% CI = 0.49–1.40) P = 0.473					OR = 1.35 (95% CI = 0.82–2.21) P = 0.237
Dentist
Baseline	Use	22	36	58	Baseline	Use	15	26	41	Baseline	Use	13	33	46
	No use	34	511	545		No use	26	379	405		No use	31	446	477
	Total	56	547	603		Total	41	405	446		Total	44	479	523
OR = 0.94 (95% CI = 0.59;1.51) P = 0.811					OR = 1.06 (95% CI = 0.52–2.17) P = 0.876					OR = 1.00 (95% CI = 0.50–1.96) P = 0.988

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