Urban women's socioeconomic status, health service needs and utilization in the four weeks after postpartum hospital discharge: findings of a Canadian cross-sectional survey

Table 4 Use of public health nursing (PHN) services in the first 4 weeks after leaving hospital

Type of contact	SED Group			SEA Group			Unadjusted
	N	%	n	N	%	n	OR (95% CI)
Received a PHN phone call	217			431
Yes		81	176		86	371	0.69 (0.45–1.07)
PHN phone call within 48 hours after discharge?	158^a			371^a
Yes		87	137		98	366	0.31 (0.13–0.77)
PHN home visit offered in phone call	176^a			366^a
Yes		95	167		94	347	1.12 (0.53–2.63)
PHN home visit accepted	167*			347*
Yes		77	128		60	208	2.24 (1.47–3.40)
Continued PHN services at 4 weeks post discharge	124*			206*
Yes		34	42		17	35	2.5 (1.49–4.21)
	SED Group			SEA Group
	N	M	SD 95% CI	N	M	SD 95% CI	P
Age in days of baby at the first PHN home visit?	124*	6.9	5.5 (5.8–7.7)	206*	7.7	6.2 (7.0–10.1)	p < 0.23
Number of PHN home visits	123*	1.9	1.5 (1.6–2.2)	207*	1.4	0.76 (1.2–1.5)	p < 0.001

Note: ^a Number that received a PHN phone call who answered the question.
*Number offered a PHN home visit who answered the question. SED = socioeconomically disadvantaged, SEA = more socioeconomically advantaged

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