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Table 5 Health and social services use by SED and SEA groups

From: 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

Health Provider or Social Services

SED Group (N = 217)

SEA Group (N = 431)

Unadjusted

 

%

n

%

n

OR (95% CI)

Health Providers

     

Hospital/clinic nurse

8

17

7

30

1.09 (0.73–1.62)

Lay home visitor

3

6

1

4

2.03 (1.26–3.26)

Telephone nurse

7

15

12

52

0.67 (0.42–1.05)

Other care provider

7

15

8

34

0.98 (0.64–1.49)

Services

     

Parenting class

3

6

3

13

0.98 (0.51–1.93)

Postpartum support group

1

2

1

4

1.29 (0.54–3.05)

Family resource centre

4

8

2

9

1.52 (0.94–2.44)

Parenting/child drop-in

7

15

3

13

1.53 (1.06–2.25)

Children's Aid Society

4

8

0

0

3.08 (2.75–3.43)

Canadian Prenatal Nutrition Program

1

2

0.2

1

2.26 (1.27–4.03)

Food bank

5

11

0

0

3.07 (2.75–3.44)

Women's shelter

0.5

2

0.2

1

1.48 (0.37–6.01)

Breastfeeding clinic

13

28

18

77

0.76 (0.54–1.06)

Social assistance

9

19

0.5

2

2.87 (2.40–3.44)

Other services

5

11

5

22

1.03 (0.63–1.68)

  1. SED = socioeconomically disadvantaged, SEA = more socioeconomically advantaged