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dc.contributor.advisorEliassen, Bent-Martin
dc.contributor.authorHansen, Susan
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-28T13:33:35Z
dc.date.available2015-09-28T13:33:35Z
dc.date.issued2015-07-05
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background Western countries (Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Canada) with an indigenous population can all report disparities in health status between the majority and the indigenous population. Corresponding differences have not been found among the indigenous population in Norway, the Sami. Nevertheless, concerns regarding under-utilization of health care services and health disparities have emerged from previous studies from the 1980s. Objective More recent studies have not been able to confirm findings of under-utilization, and the previous assumptions are currently being challenged. To determine whether there are ethnic differences in health care utilization in areas with both Sami and non-Sami populations in Norway, individually derived and population-based data is needed. Thus, this thesis seeks to investigate potential ethnic differences in the number of general practitioner (GP) visits during the past year. Material and Methods Data used in this thesis stems from the SAMINOR 1 study; a cross-sectional study from 2003-2004 in northern Norway. Participants in this study include persons of Sami, Kven and/or Norwegian ethnicity in the same geographical area. Conclusion The findings in this thesis confirm findings from other recent studies; overall, small differences in the number of GP visits during the past year were found when comparing Sami and non-Sami women and men in ruraen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/8146
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_7731
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherUiT Norges arktiske universiteten_US
dc.publisherUiT The Arctic University of Norwayen_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2015 The Author(s)
dc.subject.courseIDHEL-3950en_US
dc.subjectSAMINOR 1en_US
dc.subjectGP utilizationen_US
dc.subjectEthnicityen_US
dc.subjectEthnic disparitiesen_US
dc.subjectIndigenousen_US
dc.subjectSamien_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800en_US
dc.titleAre there differences in health care utilization in areas with both Sami and non-Sami populations in Norway? The SAMINOR 1 studyen_US
dc.typeMaster thesisen_US
dc.typeMastergradsoppgaveen_US


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