Table 3

Utilisation of healthcare services by children in the CRIAS cohort at age 4 and 5 years

1st wave of data collection (age 4)
n=420		2nd wave of data collection (age 5)
n=420
Immigrant
n (%)		Non-immigrant
n (%)		Total
n (%)		P valueImmigrant
n (%)		Non-immigrant
n (%)		Total
n (%)		P value
Primary careAt least one consultation in 2019*0.312*At least one consultation in 2020†0.018*
170 (78.0)149 (73.8)319 (76.0)153 (70.2)162 (80.2)315 (75.0)
Most frequent diagnosis in 2019‡Most frequent diagnosis in 2020‡
Respiratory infections52 (24.0)58 (28.6)110 (26.2)0.283*20 (9.2)33 (16.3)53 (12.6)0.027*
Skin
Parasitic and fungal infections8 (3.7)3 (1.5)11 (2.6)0.157**7 (3.2)3 (1.5)10 (2.4)0.341**
Atopic dermatitis31 (14.3)14 (6.9)45 (10.7)0.014*17 (7.8)12 (5.9)29 (6.9)0.453
Digestive
Gastroenteritis11 (5.1)11 (5.4)22 (5.2)0.872*5 (2.3)5 (2.5)10 (2.4)0.903*
Others23 (10.6)13 (6.4)36 (8.6)0.125*16 (7.3)16 (5.9)32 (7.6)0.822*
Health monitoring assessment at age 4Health monitoring assessment at age 5
161§ (73.9)160 (79.2)321 (76.4)0.196*72¶ (33.2)64 (31.5)136 (32.4)0.769*
HospitalAt least one emergency department visit in year 2019At least one emergency department visit in year 2020
116 (53.2)82 (40.6)198 (47.1)0.010*63 (28.9)54 (26.7)117 (27.9)0.621*

  • Significance level 5%. *Pearson Χ2 square statistical test; **Fisher's exact test.

  • *Total number of consultations in 2019, n=735.

  • †Total number of consultations in 2020, n=606.

  • ‡Based on the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC-2). 49

  • §36.6% of the first-generation immigrant children did not receive the health monitoring assessment for those aged 4 years old.

  • ¶75.6% of the first-generation immigrant children did not receive the health monitoring assessment for those aged 5 years old.