Table 6 Association between classes and use of information sources and health care services
Outcome measures | Classes | p-value (Wald-Test) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
Class size (in %) | 22.9 | 17.1 | 8.8 | 14.0 | 31.4 | 5.8 | |
Information source use: Informal (%) | 86.5 | 65.8 | 74.2 | 62.4 | 68.4 | 57.6 | 0.01 |
Information source use: Medical (%) | 66.9 | 51.3 | 55.1 | 68.1 | 73.6 | 58.8 | 0.016 |
Information source use: Nursing care (%) | 57.5 | 66.8 | 57.8 | 44.8 | 51.0 | 55.3 | 0.10 (n.s.) |
Information source use: Civil society (%) | 29.8 | 32.3 | 28.5 | 21.8 | 40.4 | 41.8 | 0.068 (n.s.) |
Health care service use: Medical (%) | 95.2 | 89.4 | 75.2 | 96.2 | 93.2 | 93.1 | 0.005 |
Health care service use: Therapeutical (%) | 23.7 | 20.5 | 35.3 | 28.7 | 36.3 | 49.1 | 0.018 |
Health care service use: Nursing care (%) | 58.3 | 80.6 | 90.0 | 43.6 | 47.5 | 44.2 | < 0.001 |
Health care service use: Support services (%) | 31.7 | 26.4 | 48.6 | 37.6 | 30.6 | 14.5 | 0.067 (n.s.) |