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Model 1. General practitioners or family pediatricians utilization in the last year
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Log likelihood = −477.2 χ2=145.66 (12df), p < 0.0001
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At least one parent who is a health care professional
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0.35
|
0.09
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0.21–0.6
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<0.001
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At least one preventive care visit in the last year
|
2.35
|
0.43
|
1.64–3.38
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<0.001
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Age of children
|
0.91
|
0.02
|
0.87–0.96
|
0.001
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|
Days lost from school due to illness
|
1.67
|
0.28
|
1.19–2.33
|
0.003
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Health problems in the last year
|
1.7
|
0.33
|
1.17–2.48
|
0.005
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|
Perception of health problem by the parent
|
4.39
|
2.74
|
1.29–14.92
|
0.018
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At least one medical specialist’s visits in the last year
|
1.47
|
0.28
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1.01–2.14
|
0.041
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Educational level
|
1.37
|
0.25
|
0.95–1.97
|
0.09
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At least one hospital admission in the last year
|
2.35
|
1.24
|
0.83–6.64
|
0.106
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Gender of children
|
0.98
|
0.01
|
0.95–1.01
|
0.187
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Chronic conditions
|
1.39
|
0.32
|
0.88–2.19
|
0.158
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Emergency department visits in the last year
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1.31
|
0.35
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0.77–2.21
|
0.312
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Model 2. Specialist utilization in the last year
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Log likelihood = −528.5 χ2=68 (10df), p < 0.0001
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At least one visit to general practitioners or family pediatricians in the last year
|
2.36
|
0.38
|
1.72–3.24
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<0.001
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|
Gender of children
|
1.86
|
0.28
|
1.38–2.51
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<0.001
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|
Emergency department visits in the last year
|
2.06
|
0.53
|
1.24–3.43
|
0.005
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|
Age of children
|
1.05
|
0.02
|
0.99–1.1
|
0.054
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|
Age of parent
|
1.02
|
0.01
|
0.99–1.05
|
0.134
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|
Health problems in the last year
|
1.28
|
0.21
|
0.93–1.78
|
0.138
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Number of children
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|
1
|
1a
| | | |
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> 2
|
0.84
|
0.14
|
0.61–1.17
|
0.301
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|
At least one hospital admission in the last year
|
0.69
|
0.26
|
0.33–1.46
|
0.343
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|
Educational level
|
1.16
|
0.19
|
0.84–1.61
|
0.356
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|
Gender of parent
|
1.18
|
0.22
|
0.82–1.69
|
0.382
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Model 3. Preventive care visits in the last year
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Log likelihood = −564.68 χ2=85.75 (11df), p < 0.0001
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At least one visit to general practitioners or family pediatricians in the last year
|
2.85
|
0.45
|
2.09–3.88
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<0.001
|
|
Gender of children
|
1.72
|
0.25
|
1.29–2.31
|
<0.001
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|
Educational level
|
1.5
|
0.27
|
1.06–2.13
|
0.023
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|
Age of children
|
0.95
|
0.02
|
0.91–0.99
|
0.029
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|
Age of parent
|
1.03
|
0.01
|
1.01–1.06
|
0.033
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|
Number of cohabiting
|
1.13
|
0.08
|
0.98–1.3
|
0.086
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|
Chronic conditions
|
1.3
|
0.26
|
0.88–1.92
|
0.181
|
|
Socio-economic status
|
|
low
|
1a
| | | |
|
medium
|
1.2
|
0.2
|
0.87–1.66
|
0.260
|
|
Gender of parent
|
1.22
|
0.22
|
0.86–1.74
|
0.266
|
|
Number of children
|
|
1
|
1a
| | | |
|
2
|
1.15
|
0.17
|
0.85–1.55
|
0.354
|
|
Health problems in the last year
|
0.87
|
0.14
|
0.64–1.19
|
0.394
|
|
Model 4. Emergency department visits in the last year
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Log likelihood = −564.68 χ2=85.75 (11df), p < 0.0001
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|
At least one hospital admission in the last year
|
8.79
|
3.27
|
4.24–18.22
|
<0.001
|
|
Educational level
|
0.4
|
0.11
|
0.23–0.69
|
0.001
|
|
At least one medical specialist’s visits in the last year
|
2.45
|
0.69
|
1.41–2.26
|
0.001
|
|
Chronic conditions
|
2.09
|
0.53
|
1.27–3.46
|
0.004
|
|
Health problems in the last year
|
1.71
|
0.39
|
1.09–2.66
|
0.018
|
|
Age of parent
|
0.97
|
0.01
|
0.94–1.01
|
0.096
|
|
Socio-economic status
|
|
low
|
1a
| | | |
|
medium
|
0.71
|
0.17
|
0.45–1.13
|
0.151
|
|
Gender of children
|
0.73
|
0.16
|
0.47–1.12
|
0.156
|
|
Perception of health problem by the parent
|
0.47
|
0.26
|
0.16–1.39
|
0.175
|
|
Number of children
|
|
1
|
1a
| | | |
|
2
|
0.77
|
0.18
|
0.49–1.21
|
0.258
|
|
Number of cohabiting
|
1.11
|
0.1
|
0.91–1.35
|
0.288
|
|
At least one preventive care visit in the last year
|
0.78
|
0.19
|
0.49–1.25
|
0.31
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