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Table 4 Psychotropic drug use among refugees by duration of residence, gender, age, country of birth and domicile

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

 

Any drug OR (95% CI)

Neuroleptics OR (95% CI)

Antidepressants OR (95% CI)

Anxiolytics/hypnotics OR (95% CI)

Duration of residence

 0-3 years

1

1

1

1

 4-6 years

1.25 (1.13-1.37)

1.54 (1.20-1.97)

1.31 (1.15-1.48)

1.09 (0.97-1.22)

 7-10 years

1.28 (1.17-1.40)

1.50 (1.19-1.89)

1.30 (1.15-1.46)

1.15 (1.03-1.27)

Gender

 Male

1

1

1

1

 Female

1.13 (1.05-1.22)

0.66 (0.54-0.81)

1.21 (1.10-1.34)

1.12 (1.03-1.22)

Age

1.06 (1.05-1.08)

1.05 (1.02-1.08)

1.08 (1.06-1.09)

1.06 (1.05-1.07)

Region of origin

 Iraq and Iran

1

1

1

1

 Horn of Africa

0.63 (0.56-0.70)

0.96 (0.75-1.23)

0.36 (0.31-0.43)

0.63 (0.56-0.71)

 Afghanistan

1.40 (1.22-1.60)

1.19 (0.83-1.71)

1.49 (1.16-1.76)

1.23 (1.05-1.44)

Domicile

 Metropolitan

1

1

1

1

 Other city

0.88 (0.81-0.95)

0.73 (0.59-0.90)

0.86 (0.78-0.96)

0.84 (0.77-0.92)

 Rural

1.20 (1.02-1.41)

0.81 (0.49-1.33)

1.21 (0.98-1.51)

1.08 (0.88-1.31)