Table 3 Association between key characteristics and social and emotional wellbeing care for families of Indigenous children aged 3–59 months
Number of client records n (%) | Number of client records with composite measure n (%) | OR (95% CI) | P value | aORa (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2189 | 712 (32.5%) | |||||
Health service characteristics | ||||||
Geographic location | ||||||
Remote | 1908 | 622 (32.6%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Non remote | 281 | 90 (32.0%) | 0.69 (0.33,1.44) | 0.321 | 0.64 (0.29,1.44) | 0.286 |
CQI participation (number of audits completed) | ||||||
1 | 342 | 81 (23.7%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
2 | 473 | 116 (24.5%) | 1.31 (0.48,3.60) | 0.597 | 0.86 (0.30,2.47) | 0.785 |
> = 3 | 1374 | 515 (37.5%) | 1.92 (0.78,4.71) | 0.153 | 1.45 (0.61,3.46) | 0.398 |
Governance | ||||||
Aboriginal community controlled health service | 460 | 172 (37.4%) | 1.35 (0.75,2.44) | 0.323 | 1.40 (0.74,2.63) | 0.298 |
Government health service | 1729 | 540 (31.2%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Health service provider who first saw the child | ||||||
Indigenous health worker | 265 | 94 (35.5%) | 1.00 (0.79,1.26) | 0.985 | 0.99 (0.78,1.24) | 0.919 |
Nurse | 1567 | 509 (32.5%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
General practitioner | 235 | 69 (29.4%) | 0.76 (0.56,1.04) | 0.086 | 0.76 (0.56,1.04) | 0.083 |
Other | 108 | 36 (33.3%) | 0.97 (0.59,1.58) | 0.888 | 1.05 (0.64,1.71) | 0.850 |
Missing | 14 | 4 (28.6%) | ||||
Year of data collection | ||||||
2012 | 329 | 103 (31.3%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
2013 | 1235 | 368 (29.8%) | 0.87 (0.43,1.76) | 0.693 | 0.79 (0.39,1.60) | 0.506 |
2014 | 625 | 241 (38.6%) | 1.35 (0.65,2.83) | 0.421 | 1.38 (0.65,2.94) | 0.396 |
Population size | ||||||
< 500 | 801 | 270 (33.7%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
500–999 | 433 | 156 (36.0%) | 1.17 (0.67,2.05) | 0.575 | 1.18 (0.66,2.11) | 0.579 |
> =1000 | 955 | 286 (29.9%) | 1.02 (0.58,1.81) | 0.935 | 0.96 (0.51,1.82) | 0.911 |
Child characteristics | ||||||
Age of child | ||||||
3-11 m | 570 | 225 (39.5%) | 1.86 (1.41,2.46) | < 0.001 | 1.89 (1.42,2.51) | < 0.001 |
12-23 m | 503 | 174 (34.6%) | 1.38 (1.08,1.75) | 0.009 | 1.39 (1.08,1.78) | 0.009 |
24-59 m | 1116 | 313 (28.0%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Sex of child | ||||||
Male | 1109 | 376 (33.9%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Female | 1080 | 336 (31.1%) | 0.91 (0.76,1.08) | 0.287 | 0.92 (0.77,1.09) | 0.329 |
Type of child health check completed in the last 12 months | ||||||
Medical benefits schedule (MBS) 715 | 915 | 394 (43.1%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Other child health check | 576 | 186 (32.3%) | 0.77 (0.56,1.05) | 0.1.00 | 0.74 (0.53,1.02) | 0.067 |
Not known / not recorded | 698 | 132 (18.9%) | 0.41 (0.30,0.56) | < 0.001 | 0.42 (0.30,0.59) | < 0.001 |
Reason for last clinic attendance | ||||||
Acute care | 1087 | 347 (31.9%) | 0.79 (0.62,0.99) | 0.043 | 0.81 (0.63,1.02) | 0.078 |
Vaccination | 300 | 74 (24.7%) | 0.84 (0.63,1.12) | 0.241 | 0.79 (0.58,1.07) | 0.127 |
Child health check | 507 | 183 (36.1%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Other | 295 | 108 (36.6%) | 0.85 (0.62,1.17) | 0.324 | 0.92 (0.67,1.28) | 0.622 |