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Table 3 Psychotropic drug use among refugees (n = 43 403) and Swedish-born (n = 1 144 075)

From: Duration of residence and psychotropic drug use in recently settled refugees in Sweden - a register-based study

 

Any drug

Men OR (95% CI)

Women OR (95% CI)

Region of origin and duration of residence

 Sweden

 

1

1

 Iraq and Iran

0-3 years

0.83 (0.77-0.90)

0.48 (0.44-0.53)

4-6 years

1.03 (0.89-1.19)

0.69 (0.61-0.78)

7-10 years

1.04 (0.93-1.17)

0.72 (0.65-0.80)

 Horn of Africa

0-3 years

0.50 (0.42-0.61)

0.36 (0.30-0.41)

4-6 years

0.44 (0.28-0.68)

0.35 (0.26-0.46)

7-10 years

0.84 (0.57-1.23)

0.50 (0.39-0.66)

 Afghanistan

0-3 years

0.96 (0.74-1.25)

1.19 (0.92-1.53)

4-6 years

1.58 (1.14-2.18)

1.03 (0.76-1.38)

7-10 years

0.67 (0.43-1.05)

0.86 (0.61-1.21)

Age (years)

1.03 (1.03-1.03)

1.03 (1.03-1.03)

Domicile

 Metropolitan

1

1

 Other city

0.95 (0.93-0.97)

0.99 (0.98-1.01)

 Rural

0.91 (0.88-0.93)

0.97 (0.95-1.00)