Table 3

Association between ethnic background and uptake of primary health services for mental health problems and specialised mental health services (N = 580)*

Turkish

(N = 149)

Moroccan

(N = 127)

Primary care

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Chi² value step (df)

p-value step

Model 1^a

1.83 (1.06–3.16)

0.70 (0.34–1.43)

12.63 (4)

0.013

Model 2^b

1.14 (0.62–2.12)

0.60 (0.27–1.30)

68.92 (1)

< 0.001

Model 3^c

0.78 (0.40–1.53)

0.37 (0.15–0.88)

12.10 (1)

0.001

Model 4 ^d

0.85 (0.42–1.75)

0.41 (0.16–1.01)

0.52 (1)

0.770

Specialised care

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Chi² value step (df)

p-value step

Model 1^a

1.66 (0.85–3.23)

1.03 (0.47–2.25)

4.41 (4)

0.353

Model 2^b

0.97 (0.46–2.04)

0.94 (0.40–2.19)

56.0 (1)

< 0.001

Model 3^c

0.47 (0.20–1.10)

0.39 (0.14–1.07)

25.05 (1)

< 0.001

Model 4 ^d

0.48 (0.19–1.17)

0.38 (0.13–1.10)

0.33 (1)

0.350

* ethnic Dutch serve as reference category

OR = odds ratio

CI = confidence interval

^a Model 1: ethnicity + age + sex

^b Model 2: ethnicity + age + sex + CIDI

^c Model 3: ethnicity + age + sex + CIDI + K10

^d Model 4: ethnicity + age + sex + CIDI + K10 + socioeconomic status (SES)

Fassaert et al. BMC Public Health 2009 9:307   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-307