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Table 4 Mediation analyses: effect of migrants background on self-reported acute care use (n = 2,962)

From: Use of acute care services by adults with a migrant background: a secondary analysis of a EurOOHnet survey

Potential mediators

Direct effect

Mediation effect

Total effect

% Mediated

IRR (95% CI)

IRR (95% CI)

IRR (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

Employment

1.69 (1.20–2.51)*

1.04 (1.00–1.09)*

1.75 (1.24–2.64)*

6.9 (0.6–19.0)*

Social support

1.71 (1.21–2.66)*

1.01 (1.00–1.04)

1.74 (1.22–2.66)*

2.2 (-1.0–10)

Health literacy: sufficient information

1.66 (1.20–2.48)*

1.04 (1.00–1.11)

1.72 (1.23–2.61)*

6.8 (-0.3–20.0)

Anxiety

1.65 (1.21–2.46)*

1.05 (1.01–1.11)*

1.73 (1.24–2.61)*

8.4 (1.6–23,0)*

Attitude towards use OOH-PC

1.59 (1.13–2.34)*

1.07 (1.03–1.14)*

1.70 (1.20–2.53)*

13.4 (4.5–35.0)*

Degree of severity before contacting OOH-PC

1.61 (1.16–2.46)*

1.02 (0.98–1.08)

1.65 (1.18–2.56)*

4.6 (-6.3–18.0)

Travel time

1.72 (1.23–2.69)*

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

1.69 (1.21–2.61)*

-2.6 (-11.6–0.0)

Problems in contacting GP due to own work or private appointments

1.67 (1.18–2.56)*

1.03 (1.00–1.07)*

1.72 (1.20–2.69)*

5.8 (0.1–18.0)*

Problems with accessibility own GP

1.68 (1.22–2.56)*

1.02 (1.00–1.06)*

1.72 (1.24–2.59)*

4.2 (0.1–13.0)*

  1. *p < 0.05, in bold; all models are adjusted for age, sex and education level
  2. IRR  Incidence rate ratio, CI Confidence Interval, GP General Practitioner, OOH-PC Out-of-hours primary care