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Table 5 FISSA satisfaction with care received and sociodemographic parameters (n = 243)

From: Access to healthcare services and confidence in healthcare professionals’ management of malaria: the views of Francophone sub-Saharan African Immigrants living in western Canada

Parameter

I am satisfied with my care

 

Strongly Agree/ Agree

Neutral

Disagree/Strongly Disagree

P value

Gender

 Female

91 (77)

21 (18)

6 (5)

0.97

 Male

97 (78)

22 (18)

5 (4)

 

Age (Year)

 18–44

146 (76)

36 (19)

9 (5)

0.91

 45–74

42 (81)

8 (15)

2 (4)

 

Years since arrival in Canada(b)

 3 or less

31 (72)

12 (28)

0 (0)

0.06

 More than 3

154 (79)

30 (15)

11 (6)

 

Comprehension language(c)

 French

160 (77)

37 (18)

10 (5)

0.83

 English

16 (73)

5 (23)

1 (5)

 

Family physician

 Yes

165 (80)

31 (15)

9 (4)

p < 0.05

 No

23 (61)

13 (34)

2 (5)

 

French speaking family physician(d)

 Yes

69 (83)

12 (14)

2 (2)

0.57

 No

95 (79)

18 (15)

7 (6)

 

Health Insurance

 Yes

179 (80)

36 (16)

9 (4)

p < 0.01

 No

9 (47)

8 (42)

2 (11)

 

Self-rated comprehension(e)

 Low (≤ 5)

15 (75)

4 (20)

1 (5)

0.91

 Good (> 5)

154 (77)

36 (18)

9 (5)

 

Average number of visits per year(f)

 More than 2

84 (76)

18 (16)

8 (7)

0.26

 2 or less

76 (81)

16 (17)

2 (2)

 

Changed health practices(g)

 Yes

85 (79)

17 (16)

5 (5)

0.96

 No

75 (78)

17 (18)

4 (4)

 
  1. an = 242: Excludes the one participant who answered “other” as their gender
  2. bn = 238: Excludes participants who did not answer
  3. cn = 229: Excludes participants who answered “both” and “other”
  4. dn = 203: Excludes participants who do not have a family physician and those who did not answer
  5. en = 219: Excludes participants who did not answer
  6. fn = 204: Excludes participants who did not answer
  7. gn = 203: Excludes participants who answered “I don’t know” and those who did not answer