Services according to mental health needs for youth in foster care? – A multi-informant study

Table 4 Associations between CAMHS and Primary Health Care Service Contact, and demographic- and placement characteristics

			CAMHS utilization			Primary Health Care Service utilization
		n	%	RR	95% CI	%	RR	95% CI
Gender	Female	143	35.0	1.00		62.9	1.00
Gender	Male	185	28.1	0.80	[0.58, 1.11]	60.0	0.95	[0.80, 1.13]
Age (years)		330		0.98	[0.91, 1.07]		1.01	[0.96, 1.05]
Ethnicity	Majority	251	28.7	1.00		61.4	1.00
Ethnicity	Minority	79	39.2	1.37	[0.98, 1.92]	60.8	0.99	[0.81, 1.21]
Type of foster care	Non kin	280	30.0	1.00		64.3	1.00
Type of foster care	Kin	50	38.0	1.27	[0.85, 1.88]	44.0	0.68	[0.50, 0.95]
Years in current foster home		330		0.98	[0.95, 1.02]		1.00	[0.98, 1.02]

Note: RR = relative risk; CI = confidence interval. Log-binominal regression with CAMHS and Primary Health Care Service utilization (No =0, Yes =1) as dependent variables, separate models for each independent variable. Primary Health Care include the following services: school health service, educational psychology service, general practitioner, and adolescent health clinic. Significant associations are marked in boldface

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