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Volume
8: No. 1, January 2011
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Arthritis in the Canadian Aboriginal
Population: North-South Differences in Prevalence and Correlates*
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South |
North |
| Arthritis |
No Arthritis |
Arthritis |
No Arthritis |
| % |
95% CI |
% |
95% CI |
% |
95% CI |
% |
95% CI |
| Consulted MD |
86.0 |
85.7-86.4 |
67.6 |
67.4-67.8 |
79.0 |
78.0-79.9 |
52.3 |
51.8-52.7 |
| Consulted nurse |
31.4 |
30.9-31.9 |
26.9 |
26.6-27.1 |
71.0 |
69.9-72.2 |
62.3 |
61.9-62.8 |
| Traditional healer |
6.7 |
6.4-6.9 |
4.4 |
4.3-4.5 |
9.6 |
8.7-10.4 |
5.8 |
5.5-6.1 |
Figure 1 Utilization of health services by Aboriginal people aged 15 years and over
in the Northa and Southb of Canada by type of provider and
by arthritis status.
a The three Canadian northern territories: Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut.
b The 10 Canadian provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador.
† In the APS 2006, a traditional healer refers to someone who is recognized by the community as a traditional counsellor, or someone who provides traditional medicines such as herbs, or is a traditional or spiritual leader.
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