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Table 1 Selected characteristics of young people answering the questionnaire

From: Accessibility and factors associated with utilization of mental health services in youth health centers. A qualitative comparative analysis in northern Sweden

 

Percentage (total)

Type of visit

 Not first

83.6% (918)

 First

14.4% (158)

Type of appointment

 Booked

72.9% (800)

 Drop in

18.5% (203)

 Went just there

5% (55)

 Followed friend

1.8% (20)

Gender identity

 Woman

88.6 (973)

 Man

8.5 (93)

 Integrated

0.2 (2)

 Non binary

0.5 (6)

Trans-experience

 Yes

1.4 (15)

 No

95.4 (1047)

Sexual orientation

 Heterosexual

84.6 (929)

 Homosexual

0.8 (9)

 Bisexual

7.1 (78)

 Queer

0.2 (2)

 Asexual

0.1 (1)

 Not sexual

2.1 (23)

Country of birth

 Sweden

93 (1021)

 EU (not Sweden)

1.8 (20)

 Other

4 (44)

Reason for consultation

 Contraceptives

44 (483)

 Sexually transmitted infections: questions, testing

19.7 (216)

 Physical problems

17.3 (190)

 Psychological problems

14.8 (163)

 Suspicion of pregnancy

9.8 (108)

 Relations: friends, partners

2.7 (30)

 Problems with family, parents

2.6 (29)

 Questions on food, exercise, sleep

1.9 (21)

 Questions related to sexual orientation, gender identity

1.7 (19)

 Problems with work, studies

1.7 (19)

 Drugs

0.4 (4)

 Tobacco

0.2 (2)

 Alcohol

0.1 (1)