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Table 1 Characteristics of analyzed providers

From: Multilingual competencies among ambulatory care providers in three German Federal States

 

Total

Population density

 
 

Rural

Semi-dense

Urban

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

p

Family Medicine

11,358 (23.9)

7,389 (28.5)

2,319 (19.5)

1,650 (17)

<0.001

Internal Medicine

8,585 (18.1)

4,798 (18.5)

2,233 (18.8)

1,554 (16)

<0.001

Psychotherapy & Counseling

7,369 (15.5)

3,115 (12)

1,940 (16.3)

2,314 (23.8)

<0.001

Gynecology & Obstetrics

3,401 (7.2)

1,761 (6.8)

951 (8)

689 (7.1)

<0.001

Ophthalmology

3,014 (6.3)

1,584 (6.1)

750 (6.3)

680 (7)

0.010

Pediatric Counseling & Psychiatry

2,350 (4.9)

1,208 (4.7)

614 (5.2)

528 (5.4)

0.073

Pediatrics

2,104 (4.4)

1,158 (4.5)

582 (4.9)

364 (3.7)

<0.001

Dermatology

1,093 (2.3)

525 (2)

312 (2.6)

256 (2.6)

<0.001

Urology

1,018 (2.1)

565 (2.2)

274 (2.3)

179 (1.8)

0.044

Orthopedics & Trauma surgery

2,983 (6.3)

1,644 (6.4)

782 (6.6)

557 (5.7)

0.018

Neurology

852 (1.8)

386 (1.5)

245 (2.1)

221 (2.3)

<0.001

Otolaryngology

898 (1.9)

393 (1.5)

225 (1.9)

280 (2.9)

<0.001

Surgery

1,161 (2.4)

719 (2.8)

262 (2.2)

180 (1.9)

<0.001

Psychiatry

1,317 (2.8)

638 (2.5)

409 (3.4)

270 (2.8)

<0.001

Total

47,503 (100)

25,883 (100)

11,898 (100)

9,722 (100)

 

Additional spoken Languages

  None

33,080 (69.6)

17,413 (67.28)

7191 (60.44)

8,476 (87.18)

<0.001

  1

7,340 (15.5)

4,449 (17.19)

2260 (18.99)

631 (6.49)

  2 or more

7,083 (14.9)

4,021 (15.54)

2447 (20.57)

615 (6.33)

  English

13,569 (28.6)

8,022 (30.99)

4373 (36.75)

1,174 (12.08)

<0.001

  French

4,705 (9.9)

2,544 (9.83)

1752 (14.73)

409 (4.21)

<0.001

  Middle East languages

645 (1.4)

344 (1.33)

258 (2.17)

43 (0.44)

<0.001