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Table 2 Socio-demographic, migration-related and health-related factors associated with relying on the Internet-based information when addressing health concerns (multivariable logistic regression)

From: Superdiversity, migration and use of internet-based health information – results of a cross-sectional survey conducted in 4 European countries

Variables

Model 1

OR (95% CI)

Model 2

OR (95% CI)

Model 3#

OR (95% CI)

Migration background (Ref. no migration background)

Migrants

0.68 (0.50–0.93)*

0.65 (0.46–0.93)*

Descendants of migrants

1.02 (0.74–1.41)

1.00 (0.71–1.41)

City, country (Ref. Birmingham, UK)

 Bremen, DE

1.44 (1.06–1.94)*

1.50 (1.10–2.06)*

1.36 (0.99–1.87)

 Lisbon, PT

0.21 (0.14–0.32)*

0.23 (0.15–0.34)*

0.22 (0.15–0.34)*

 Uppsala, SW

1.27 (0.88–1.85)

1. 28 (0.87–1. 88)

Age in years (Ref. 18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29)

 30–44

0.97 (0.70–1.34)

1.03 (0.74–1.43)

0.69 (0.48–0,.99)*

 45–59

0.46 (0.33–0.64)*

0.46 (0.33–0.65)*

0.37 (0.25–0.53)*

  ≥ 60

0.29 (0.21–0.40)*

0.29 (0.21–0.40)*

0.21 (0.15–0.31)*

Gender (Ref. Women)

Men

0.85 (0.67–1.06)

0.86 (0.68–1.08)

0.79 (0.62–1.03)

Education (Ref. High)

Low

0.29 (0.20–0.43)*

0.31 (0.22–0.45)*

0.35 (0.24–0.50)*

Medium

0.68 (0.53–0.87)*

0.67 (0.52–0.86)*

0.72 (0.54–0.97)*

Unemployed (Ref. No)

 Yes

0.69 (0.46–1.04)

0.69 (0.45–1.03)

0.68 (0.43–1.07)

Region of origin (Ref. No migration background)

EU-15

0.84 (0.51–1.39)

EU-27

1.10 (0.67–1.79)

Non-EU

1.09 (0.74–1.59)

Local language competency (Ref. No migration background)

Good

0.86 (0.57–1.28)

Poor

0.25 (0.14–0.45)*

Self-rated health (Ref. Good)

Poor

0.84 (0.59–1.20)

Health literacy (Ref. High)

Low

0.87 (0.55–1.38)

Trust in physicians (Ref. High)

Low

2.13 (1.47–3.10)*

Medium

1.66 (1.18–2.32)*

Perceived discrimination (Ref. No)

Yes

1.09 (0.67–1.76)

  1. Note: Sample characteristics were weighted by the age and gender distribution of the underlying population
  2. *p < 0.05
  3. #Sweden excluded from model 3 as information on health literacy and trust in physicians was not collected