Background And Aim: Reasons for lower use of medical services by children and adolescents with migration background have not yet been investigated. The aim is therefore to identify factors that are related to the utilization of outpatient medical care and subjective patient satisfaction as well as explain differences according to migration background.
Methods: On the basis of the "German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents" (KiGGS, baseline study: 2003-2006), in which 17,640 children and adolescents participated, prevalences with 95% confidence intervals as well as multivariate binary logistic regression analyzes on the relationship between migration background, country of origin, the use of outpatient medical care services in the last 12 months, and satisfaction with the last medical treatment were calculated.
Results: Children up to age 13 with two-sided migration background had lower utilization of specialist doctors compared to those without migration background (OR = 0.64 [0.56-0.74]). However, among the 14- to 17-year-olds, the utilization did not differ significantly (OR = 0.79 [0.60-1.03]). The lower use of outpatient medical care is associated with a shorter length of stay and limited German language skills. In addition, parents from Poland and the former Soviet Union are less likely to be very satisfied with the last outpatient treatment of their 0‑ to 13-year-old child, even after adjustments for German language skills and length of stay.
Conclusion: To make it easier for children with migration background to access specialist services, it is important to reduce language barriers in outpatient medical care and to promote processes of intercultural opening.
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