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Table 2 Results of binary logistic regressions on receipt of services for the child (N = 797)

From: Socio-demographic disparities in receipt of clinical health care services during the COVID-19 pandemic for Canadian children with disability

Variable

Receipt of Services

 

Child Mental Health

Child Physical Health

 

In-clinic

Telehealth

In-clinic

Telehealth

 

B

aOR 1

95% CI

B

aOR 1

95% CI

B

aOR 1

95% CI

B

aOR 1

95% CI

Child age

-0.02

0.98

(-0.05–0.01)

-0.01

0.99

(-0.04–0.01)

-0.02

0.98

(-0.05–0.01)

-0.03

0.97**

(-0.06 - -0.01)

Child gender

(Ref2: female)

-0.31

0.74*

(-0.61–0.003)

-0.08

0.92

(-0.39–0.23)

-0.30

0.74*

(-0.60–0.002)

-0.29

0.75*

(-0.62–0.04)

Caregiver ethnicity

(Ref2: Caucasian)

            
 

Indigenous

0.90

2.45***

(0.50–1.30)

0.73

2.07***

(0.31–1.14)

0.50

1.65***

(0.12–0.88)

0.59

1.80***

(0.15–1.02)

 

Other

-0.33

0.72

(-0.80–0.13)

-0.12

0.88

(-0.57–0.33)

-0.16

0.85

(-0.61–0.29)

-0.31

0.73

(-0.77–0.15)

Caregiver education

(Ref2: high school or less)

            
 

Diploma/Undergraduate

0.67

1.95**

(0.09–1.25)

0.12

1.13

(-0.44–0.67)

-0.17

0.85

(-0.71–0.38)

0.40

1.49

(-0.17–0.97)

 

Graduate/Professional

0.75

2.11**

(0.10–1.39)

0.20

1.22

(-0.43–0.83)

-0.22

0.80

(-0.84–0.39)

0.49

1.63

(-0.16–1.14)

Caregiver work status

(Ref2: working full time)

            
 

Working part-time

-0.77

0.47***

(-1.20 - -0.33)

-0.18

0.84

(-0.62–0.27)

-0.66

0.52***

(-1.08 - -0.24)

-0.54

0.58**

(-0.99 - -0.10)

 

Stopped/Reduced hours due to covid

-0.64

0.53***

(-1.07 - -0.22)

-0.67

0.51***

(-1.09 - -0.24)

-0.79

0.45***

(-1.20 - -0.38)

0.32

1.38

(-0.15–0.79)

 

Retired, Stay at home parent, Student

-0.47

0.63*

(-0.99–0.05)

-0.40

0.67

(-0.91–0.11)

-0.88

0.42***

(-1.39 - -0.37)

0.13

1.14

(-0.42–0.67)

Household type

(Ref2: single parent household)

            
 

Two-parent household

0.24

1.27

(-0.17–0.65)

0.29

1.34

(-0.11–0.69)

-0.42

0.66**

(-0.82 - -0.01)

0.55

1.73***

(0.14–0.96)

Household income

(Ref2: <$40,000)

            
 

$40,000-$79,999

0.47

1.60*

(-0.07–1.01)

-0.22

0.81

(-0.75–0.32)

0.17

1.18

(-0.36–0.69)

-0.36

0.70

(-0.93–0.21)

 

$80,000+

0.16

1.17

(-0.44–0.75)

-0.30

0.74

(-0.88–0.28)

-0.03

0.97

(-0.60–0.54)

-0.64

0.53**

(-1.26 - -0.02)

Caregiver province of residence

(Ref2: Quebec)

            
 

Ontario

0.49

1.64**

(0.06–0.92)

0.41

1.51*

(-0.01–0.83)

0.42

1.52*

(-1.72–0.83)

0.34

1.41

(-0.09–0.78)

 

Alberta

0.74

2.09***

(0.22–1.26)

0.44

1.559*

(-0.08–0.97)

0.57

1.772**

(0.06–1.09)

0.27

1.30

(-0.27–0.80)

 

British Columbia

0.85

2.33***

(0.34–1.35)

0.90

2.465***

(0.38–1.43)

0.61

1.845**

(0.12–1.10)

0.41

1.51

(-0.11–0.94)

 

Manitoba/Saskatchewan

0.06

1.06

(-0.58–0.69)

0.18

1.198

(-0.43–0.79)

-0.01

0.993

(-0.63–0.61)

0.74

2.10**

(0.07–1.41)

 

NFL/NS/PEI3

1.06

2.88**

(0.20–1.92)

0.09

1.093

(-0.72–0.90)

1.27

3.564***

(0.37–2.17)

1.83

6.25***

(0.58–3.09)

 

NWT/NT/Yukon4

1.02

2.76

(-0.24–2.27)

0.55

1.730

(-0.70–1.80)

0.26

1.292

(-0.92–1.43)

0.16

1.17

(-1.10–1.41)

Constant

-1.00

0.37**

(-1.90 - -0.11)

0.38

1.464

-0.50–1.26

0.85

2.349*

(-0.01–1.72)

0.55

1.73

(-0.37–1.46)

  1. Note. Data Source: data collected in Canada for the Global Report on Developmental Delays, Disorders and Disabilities, an initiative led by the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and Autism Speaks. The Global Report Survey in Canada used a cross-sectional design and an online convenience sampling strategy to document the experiences of caregivers of children (any age) with these conditions during and prior to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2. 1aOR= Adjusted odds ratio. 2Ref=Reference Category. 3NFL/NS/PEI = Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island. 4NWT/NT/Yukon = Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon
  3. *p < .05 **p < .001