Table 4 Factors associated with fathers’ potential unmet health care needs (n = 141)

Sociodemographic Background

Age at the time of the attack

48.59 (5.13)

50.26 (6.20)

0.091

-286

50.7 (5.25)

49.50 (6.06)

0.355

0.198

Non-Norwegian origin

12.0 (6)

5.5 (5)

0.168

0.116

13.6 (2)

6.9 (8)

0.285

0.091

Financially disadvantaged

16.0 (8)

8.8 (8)

0.197

0.109

9.1 (2)

12.1(14)

0.689

0.034

Higher education level

64.0 (32)

51.6 (47)

0.157

0.119

77.3 (17)

53.4 (62)

0.038

0.176

Living with a spouse or partner

82.0 (41)

89.0 (81)

0.243

0.098

86.4 (19)

86.2 (100)

0.984

0.002

Not working full-or part-time

12.0 (6)

11.0 (10)

0.856

0.015

27.3 (6)

8.6 (10)

0.012

0.213

Health Post-Terror Attack

Self-perceived health (T3):

Excellent/very good

42.0 (21)

69.2 (63)

0.003

0.291

36.4 (8)

63.8 (74)

< 0.001

0.326

Good

36.0 (18)

24.2 (22)

27.3 (6)

28.4(33)

Somewhat good/not good

22.0 (11)

6.6 (6)

36.4 (8)

7.8 (9)

Current health compared to health before the attack (T3):

Poorer

32.0 (16)

23.1 (21)

0.357

0.121

50.0 (11)

21.6 (25)

0.019

0.240

Same

56.0 (28)

68.1 (62)

45.5 (10)

67.2 (78)

Better

12.0 (6)

8.8 (8)

4.5 (1)

11.2 (13)

Mean posttraumatic stress symptoms score:

Wave 1

1.16 (0.62)

0.66 (0.46)

< 0.001

0.979

1.36 (0.59)

0.72 (0.50)

< 0.001

1.246

Wave 2

1.18 (0.74)

0.59 (0.48)

< 0.001

1.004

1.47 (0.61)

0.66 (0.58)

< 0.001

1.377

Wave 3

1.08 (0.68)

0.50 (0.48)

< 0.001

1.037

1.25 (0.66)

0.59 (0.56)

< 0.001

1.148

Mean anxiety/depression score:

Wave 1

1.74 (0.57)

1.35 (0.38)

< 0.001

0.866

1.88 (0.50)

1.41 (0.45)

< 0.001

1.032

Wave 2

1.81 (0.71)

1.32 (0.40)

< 0.001

0.912

2.02 (0.67)

1.39 (0.50)

< 0.001

1.179

Wave 3

1.70 (0.62)

1.25 (0.35)

< 0.001

0.968

1.87 (0.68)

1.33 (0.43)

< 0.001

1.156

Social support:

Wave 3

3.84 (0.89)

4.53 (0.51)

< 0.001

.-1.021

3.69 (0.81)

4.40 (0.68)

< 0.001

-1.018