The health situation of Turkish inhabitants of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Both in Antwerp (Belgium) and in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) a health interview survey was held among Turkish and autochthonous (adult) citizens. In this article the data on the Turkish respondents in Antwerp and Rotterdam are compared. Turkish respondents in Antwerp, in general, give more positive answers to most questions that concern their own health, especially to those questions that concern the more 'subjective' indicators of health (a general rating of the own health and a questionnaire that consists of 'vague' physical complaints). Chronic diseases are reported slightly more often by Turkish women in Antwerp. Turkish people in Rotterdam visit a doctor far more frequently than the Turkish people in Antwerp. Some possible explanations for these differences are given. Because of the absence of 'hard' data these explanations are of a speculative nature, and can be seen as suggestions for further research.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014421:Turkey / Q000208:ethnology