Healthcare services utilization among international students in Ankara, Turkey: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Access to healthcare facilities by study population

Characteristic	Male(n = 290)		Female(n = 245)		Total(n = 535)		P values
Characteristic	N	N%	N	N%	N	N%	P values
Had insurance before coming to Turkey
Yes	140	48.3	134	54.7	274	51.2	0.139
No	150	51.7	111	45.3	261	48.8	0.139
Dentist visit
> 1	77	26.6	96	39.2	173	32.3	0.002
No	213	73.4	149	60.8	362	67.7	0.002
Doctor visit
> 1	234	80.7	197	80.4	431	80.6	1.000
No	56	19.3	48	19.6	104	19.4	1.000
Optical service access
> 1	68	23.4	61	24.9	129	24.1	0.696
No	222	76.6	184	75.1	406	75.9	0.696
Student health center access
> 1	105	36.2	109	44.5	214	40.0	0.051
No	185	63.8	136	55.5	321	60.0	0.051
Mental health service access
Yes	5	1.7	5	2.0	10	1.9	1.000
No	285	98.3	240	98.0	525	98.1	1.000
Emergency Services access
Yes	77	26.6	89	36.3	166	31.0	0.010
No	213	73.4	156	63.7	369	69.0	0.010
Hopsital admission
Yes	32	11.0	29	11.8	61	11.4	0.771
No	258	89.0	216	88.2	474	88.6	0.771
Communicates easily when seeking health services
Yes	219	75.5	192	78.4	411	76.8	0.311
No	42	14.5	25	10.2	67	12.5
Did not seek health services	29	10.0	28	11.4	57	10.7
Inquired on what GHI covers
Yes	84	30.2	70	29.5	154	29.9	0.943
No	194	69.8	167	70.5	361	70.1	0.943
Coronavirus pandemic changed views on health access
Yes	214	77.0	198	83.5	412	80.0	0.063
No	64	23.0	39	16.5	103	20.0	0.063
Hesitate to visit hospital when ill
Yes	153	52.8	125	51.0	278	52.0	0.114
No	132	45.5	108	44.1	240	44.9
Unsure	5	1.7	12	4.9	17	3.2

Chi square test (with Fisher’s exact test) was used to compare variables by gender
GHI General health insurance

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