title: NESB patients.
abstract: General practitioner consultations with patients of non-English speaking background (NESB) account for one in 10 encounters recorded in the BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health) program (NESB is defined as patients who reported that their primary language spoken at home is not English). We present a descriptive comparison of consultations with NESB and English speaking patients recorded between April 2007 and March 2009. Indigenous persons were excluded from the analysis to give a clearer picture of NESB patients of non- Australian origin. Only statistically significant differences with nonoverlapping 95% confidence intervals are reported.
authors.affiliation: Australian GP Statistics & Classification Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. afp@racgp.org.au
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Britt
authors.forename: Salma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fahridin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D003144:Communication Barriers; D032882:Comprehension; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D035862:Vulnerable Populations; D055815:Young Adult