ArticleInternational journal of circumpolar health2012
Sami-speaking municipalities and a control group's access to somatic specialist health care (SHC): a retrospective study on general practitioners' referrals.
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- The association between emotional abuse in childhood and healthcare utilization in adulthood among sami and non-sami: the SAMINOR 2 questionnaire survey.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Disparities amidst plenty: a health portrait of Indigenous peoples in circumpolar regions.International journal of circumpolar health · 2020Article
- "They take care of their own": healthcare professionals' constructions of Sami persons with dementia and their families' reluctance to seek and accept help through attributions to multiple contexts.International journal of circumpolar health · 2017Article
- Ethnic difference in the prevalence of angina pectoris in Sami and non-Sami populations: the SAMINOR study.International journal of circumpolar health · 2014Article
- Socioeconomic characteristics and health outcomes in Sami speaking municipalities and a control group in northern Norway.International journal of circumpolar health · 2012Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe Sami people constitute the indigenous people in northern Norway. The objective of this study was to clarify whether they have a similar supply of somatic specialist health care (SHC) as others.
methodsThe referrals from general practitioners (GPs) in the primary health care (PHC) in the administration area of the Sami language law (8 municipalities) were matched with a control group of 11 municipalities. Population data was accessed from Statistics Norway and the time period 2007-2010 was analysed. The main outcome was the number of referrals per 1,000 inhabitants according to age group, gender and place of living.
results504,292 referrals in northern Norway were indentified and the Sami and control group constituted 23,093 and 22,541 referrals, respectively. The major findings were a similar referral ratio (RR) (1.14 and 1.17) (p = 0.624) and women more commonly referred (female/male ratio 1.45 and 1.41) in both groups. GPs in both groups were loyal to their local hospital trust.
conclusionInhabitants in Sami-speaking municipalities in northern Norway have a similar supply of SHC services as controls. Inter-municipal variation was significant in both groups.
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