Factors associated with access to health care among foreign residents living in Aichi Prefecture, Japan: secondary data analysis

Table 2 Whether advised to visit a medical facility according to participant characteristics among foreign residents who participated in free consultation activities held in Aichi Prefecture from 2012 to 2016 (N = 596^a)

Characteristics	Whether advised to visit a medical facility				p-value^b
	Yes (N = 164)		No (N = 432)
	n	%	n	%
Sex
Female	100	29.7	237	70.3	0.18
Male	64	24.7	195	75.3	0.18
Age group
-29 years old	54	26.3	151	73.7	0.36
30–39 years old	41	23.8	131	76.2
40–49 years old	39	30.5	89	69.5
50- years old	30	33.0	61	67.0
Region of origin
Vietnam	30	24.6	92	75.4	0.59
Philippines	37	33.3	74	66.7
Brazil	27	26.2	76	73.8
China	15	22.4	52	77.6
Other Asia	27	26.0	77	74.0
High-income country	14	35.0	26	65.0
Other	14	28.6	35	71.4
Occupation
Labour/non-regular^c	36	24.2	113	75.8	0.01
Professional/company	33	22.5	114	77.6
Student	9	29.0	22	71.0
Unemployed^d	26	46.4	30	53.6
Other	14	37.8	23	62.2
No answer	46	26.1	130	73.9
Coverage under Japanese public insurance^e
Covered	121	24.9	366	75.2	< 0.01
Not covered	41	41.0	59	59.0	< 0.01
Duration of living in Japan^f
< 1 year	23	27.7	60	72.3	0.90
≧1 year, < 5 years	59	26.7	162	73.3
≧5 years	59	28.6	147	71.4

^aTwelve participants were excluded because it was not known if they had been advised to visit a medical facility
^bChi-square test
^cIncluding trainees/interns
^dIncluding housewives
^eUnknown for 9 participants
^fUnknown for 86 participants

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