Table 3 Unadjusted (OR) and Adjusted (aOR) Odds Ratios of factors significantly associated with general ill health (Receiving outpatient services in past 12 months) and severe ill health (obtaining inpatient services within past 12 months) in African ASRs in HK respectively (n=374)

Gender

0.8 (0.49–1.30)

0.55 (0.24–1.28)

0.71 (0.43–1.20)

0.39 (0.17–0.88)

 Housing/accommodation Problems

1.96 (1.19–3.23)*

0.61 (0.25–1.49)

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 Problems with case officer

1.94 (1.28–2.95)*

2.80 (1.35–5.79)*

2.08 (1.36–3.19)*

3.76 (1.97–7.18)*

 Age

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-

0.97 (0.94–0.99)*

0.94 (0.89–0.98)*

 Place of Origin (North & Eastern Africa)

  Central and Southern Africa

1.16 (0.67–2.01)

1.19 (0.51–2.82)

0.57 (0.32–1.04)

0.53 (0.22–1.23)

  Western Africa

1.7 (1.07–2.72)*

1.35 (0.62–2.97)

1.15 (0.72–1.83)

0.89 (0.44–1.81)

 Alcohol consumption^ab (None)

  Infrequently

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-

0.59 (0.32–1.10)

0.38 (0.16–0.90)*

  Frequently

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-

0.74 (0.39–1.40)

0.94 (0.37–2.42)

  Light Smoker

1.25 (0.52–3.03)

1.27 (0.34–4.73)

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  Heavy Smoker

0.52 (0.32–0.85)*

0.52 (0.22–1.28)

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 Recreational Drugs^a

2.79 (1.17–6.63)*

3.48 (0.92–13.17)

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 Frequent Exercise^ad

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2.07 (1.30–3.30)*

1.98 (1.01–3.90)*

  One

0.7 (0.44–1.12)

0.48 (0.23–0.97)*

0.38 (0.23–0.62)*

0.24 (0.11–0.48)*

  More than one

0.5 (0.28–0.92)*

0.49 (0.18–1.31)

0.61 (0.33–1.12)

0.59 (0.23–1.49)

 Illness, Injury, or symptoms^ae

9.1 (5.59–14.81)*

6.00 (2.94–12.25)*

4.15 (2.66–6.47)*

3.32 (1.68–6.57)*

 Chronic illness^ae

9 (5.32–15.22)*

3.47 (1.66–7.27)*

3.78 (2.44–5.86)*

2.18 (1.10–4.30)*

  Married

1.84 (1.05–3.25)*

1.45 (0.50–4.22)

1.67 (0.98–2.84)

2.60 (1.00–6.75)*

  Separated

0.74 (0.41–1.36)

2.98 (1.02–8.68)*

0.61 (0.32–1.20)

2.20 (0.78–6.24)

  With Family

1.38 (0.79–2.41)

0.97 (0.34–2.75)

1.5 (0.87–2.58)

0.90 (0.36–2.25)

  Others

2.92 (1.05–8.07)*

2.03 (0.41–10.01)

1.91 (0.81–4.48)

0.92 (0.27–3.15)

 PHQ2 Score (Depression screen)

2.4 (1.53–3.77)*

1.08 (0.89–1.31)

1.17 (0.76–1.81)

0.96 (0.81–1.14)

 Difficulties accessing medical facilities (Yes)

9.69 (5.64–16.64)*

3.29 (1.48–7.31)*

7.55 (3.95–14.43)*

4.12 (1.73–9.79)*

  Fair/Poor

7.90 (4.06-xxx)

4.66 (1.65–13.13)*

11.29 (4.96–25.68)*

8.83 (2.83–27.53)*

  Good-Excellent

10.58 (5.69–19.68)

5.73 (2.01–16.35)*

8.1 (3.70–17.73)*

4.08 (1.35–12.32)*

  Asylum Seeker

0.63 (0.27–1.44)

1.65 (0.56–4.87)

0.94 (0.44–2.00)

2.53 (0.92–6.95)

  Torture Claimant

0.53 (0.22–1.24)

0.43 (0.14–1.33)

0.73 (0.33–1.60)

1.79 (0.62–5.21)

  Asylum seeker & Torture Claimant

0.26 (0.10–0.67)*

1.71 (0.41–7.11)

0.19 (0.07–0.54)*

0.49 (0.13–1.88)

  Primary

0.15 (0.07–0.35)*

0.73 (0.19–2.80)

2.78 (1.29–5.99)*

0.79 (0.22–2.87)

  Secondary

0.44 (0.21–0.91)*

1.03 (0.27–3.90)

2.24 (1.10–4.54)*

0.64 (0.18–2.23)

  University or above

0.68 (0.35–1.32)

0.72 (0.15–3.49)

3.72 (1.62–8.52)*

0.71 (0.17–3.00)

  Supervisory/Junior Managerial

1.73 (0.88–3.42)

2.90 (1.14–7.36)*

0.85 (0.45–1.60)

1.29 (0.54–3.07)

  Skilled Manual Worker

0.51 (0.29–0.92)*

1.11 (0.41–2.98)

0.46 (0.25–0.87)

0.86 (0.33–2.20)

  Semi/Un-skilled Manual Worker

0.68 (0.34–1.35)

2.09 (0.71–6.17)

0.72 (0.35–1.46)

2.26 (0.79–6.49)

  Casual/Unemployed

1.2 (0.66–2.17)

2.76 (1.15–6.62)*

0.93 (0.52–1.67)

1.99 (0.87–4.56)

 Everyday Discrimination Scale

1.04 (1.01–1.08)*

1.00 (0.96–1.05)

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