title: [Frequency of attending primary care clinics by the immigrant versus autochthonous population].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the frequency of attendance in primary care of immigrant population compared to autochthonous one. To analyse differences in health services use according to geographical origin.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective descriptive study was carried out. All Family Medicine and Paediatrics consultations were analysed using the electronic medical record.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective descriptive study. We analysed all the medicine and paediatrics appointments data from the electronic medical record.
  
  
  METHODS
  Urban Health Centre, Zaragoza.
  
  
  METHODS
  All patients with an appointment at the Health Centre during a one year period.
  
  
  METHODS
  Is in line with the reference population with health cards by sex and age. Direct standardisation was performed to avoid differences due to different population distribution.
  
  
  METHODS
  Number of visits annually to the doctor, on the basis of national origin, sex and age.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We analysed 110,046 adult consultations (based on a population of 20,675 inhabitants, 20% of immigrants) and 17,647 paediatric consultations (based on 2,452 children, 29% of immigrants). Adjusted annual consultation ratio of Spanish patients was higher than that of the immigrant population (7.1 consultations vs 4.8 in children, and 4.7 vs 2.8 in adults) (P<.001). Adults from Eastern Europe showed the lowest number of consultations (1.6). In emergency consultations in Primary Care, Spanish children consulted more frequently than immigrants, but immigrant adults consulted more frequently than Spanish adults.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Immigrant population consulted primary care services less often compared with the Spanish population. There are notable differences according to geographical origin. This can be explained by better health, better use of healthcare system, and other difficulties in accessibility to health systems.
authors.affiliation: Equipo de Atención Primaria San Pablo, Sector Zaragoza II, Servicio Aragonés de la Salud, Universidad de Zaragoza, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud, redIAPP, España. med000764@gmail.com
authors.forename: Luis Andrés
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Gimeno-Feliu
authors.forename: Rosa María
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Macipe-Costa
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dolsac
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Magallón-Botaya
authors.forename: Lourdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luzón
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prados-Torres
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García-Campayo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain; D055815:Young Adult