Gender differences in health and health care utilisation in various ethnic groups in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional study

Background: To determine gender differences in health and health care utilisation within and between various ethnic groups in the Netherlands. Methods: Data from the second Dutch National Survey of General Practice (2000-2002) were used. A total of 7,789 persons from the indigenous population and 1,512 persons from the four largest migrant groups in the Netherlands - Morocco, Netherlands Antilles, Turkey and Surinam - aged 18 years and older were interviewed. Self-reported health outcomes studied were general health status and the presence of acute (past 14 days) and chronic conditions (past 1... Mehr ...