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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and migration history of Dutch aMASE-study participants (n = 247), 2013–2015

From: Disparities in access to and use of HIV-related health services in the Netherlands by migrant status and sexual orientation: a cross-sectional study among people recently diagnosed with HIV infection

 

Total

Migrant MSM

Non-migrant MSM

Migrant heterosexual men

Non-migrant heterosexual men

Migrant women

 

(n = 247)

(n = 77)

(n = 115)

(n = 21)

(n = 14)

(n = 20)

 

n/N

%

n/N

%

n/N

%

n/N

%

n/N

%

n/N

%

p-value

Higher educational level (college degree or higher)

107/247

43.3

33/77

42.9

61/115

53.0

4/21

19.0

6/14

42.9

3/20

15.0

0.003

Currently working

185/246

75.2

58/77

75.3

99/115

86.1

10/21

47.6

9/14

64.3

9/19

47.4

< 0.001

Lower income level (less than minimum wage)

91/231

39.4

36/68

52.9

16/113

14.2

18/19

94.7

6/14

42.9

15/17

88.2

< 0.001

Moderate/severe household hunger in the past 4 weeks

49/244

20.1

15/74

20.3

15/115

13.0

9/21

42.9

2/14

14.3

8/20

40.0

0.004

Age (Median, IQR)

41

33–49

36

28–46

43

36–51

45

40–48

41

33–55

39

33–48

0.002

Years since migration to the Netherlands (Median, IQR)

10

4–23

8

4–25

NA

11

7–15

NA

11

4–22

0.965

Age at migration to the Netherlands (Median, IQR)

25

21–33

24

21–29

NA

34

26–38

NA

24

19–39

0.003

Region of birth

            

< 0.001

 Sub-Saharan Africa

30/118

25.4

4/77

5.2

NA

16/21

76.2

NA

10/20

50.0

 

 Latin America / Caribbean

27/118

22.9

19/77

24.7

3/21

14.3

5/20

25.0

 

 Europe

33/118

28.0

31/77

40.3

0/21

0.0

2/20

10.0

 

 Other

28/118

23.7

23/77

29.9

2/21

9.5

3/20

15.0

 

Self-defined ethnicity

            

< 0.001a

 European

149/245

60.80

35/76

46.1

99/114

86.8

0/21

0.0

12/14

85.7

3/20

15.0

 

 Other

96/245

39.20

41/76

54.0

15/114

13.2

21/21

100.0

2/14

14.3

17/20

85.0

 

 African

32/245

13.10

4/76

5.3

1/114

0.9

17/21

81.0

0/14

0.0

10/20

50.0

 

 American

6/245

2.40

3/76

3.9

0/114

0.0

0/21

0.0

0/14

0.0

3/20

15.0

 

 Asian

17/245

6.90

10/76

13.2

3/114

2.6

1/21

4.8

1/14

7.1

2/20

10.0

 

 Mixed

20/245

8.20

10/76

13.2

7/114

6.1

1/21

4.8

0/14

0.0

2/20

10.0

 

 Latin America / Caribbean

13/245

5.30

9/76

11.8

3/114

2.6

0/21

0.0

1/14

7.1

0/20

0.0

 

 Middle Eastern

8/245

3.30

5/76

6.6

1/114

0.9

2/21

9.5

0/14

0.0

0/20

0.0

 

Immigration status

            

< 0.001

 Permanent residency permit

84/108

77.8

63/72

87.5

NA

9/19

47.4

NA

12/17

70.6

 

 Temporary residency permit

16/108

14.8

8/72

11.1

4/19

21.1

4/17

23.5

 

 Refugee status / unknown

8/108

7.4

1/72

1.4

6/19

31.6

1/17

5.9

 

Attending religious services at least once a year

74/239

31.0

23/72

31.9

20/115

17.4

14/18

77.8

2/14

14.3

15 /20

75.0

< 0.001

Recruitment site

            

0.012

 Amsterdam UMC (location AMC), Amsterdam

76/247

30.8

26/77

33.8

30/115

26.1

8/21

38.1

6/14

42.9

6/20

30.0

 

 OLVG, Amsterdam

121/247

49.0

35/77

45.5

68/115

59.1

10/21

47.6

2/14

14.3

6/20

30.0

 

 Haaglanden Medisch Centrum, The Hague

50/247

20.2

16/77

20.8

17/115

14.8

3/21

14.3

6/14

42.9

8/20

40.0

 
  1. MSM men who have sex with men, IQR interquartile range, NA Not applicable
  2. a p-value for difference between European and Other
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