Table 3 Association between key characteristics and anaemia care in Indigenous children aged 6–59 months
From: Anemia in disadvantaged children aged under five years; quality of care in primary practice
| Â | Total number | Number that received composite measure | OR (95% CI) | P value | aORa (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 2096 | 1127 (53.8%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Health service characteristics | ||||||
 Geographic location | ||||||
  Remote | 1795 | 1012 (56.4%) | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
  Non remote | 301 | 115 (38.2%) | 0.30 (0.14, 0.62) | 0.001 | 0.34 (0.15, 0.74) | 0.006 |
 CQI participation (number of audits completed) | ||||||
  1 | 349 | 149 (42.7%) | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
  2 | 523 | 253 (48.4%) | 1.49 (0.63, 3.50) | 0.360 | 1.06 (0.45, 2.50) | 0.899 |
   ≥ 3 | 1224 | 725 (59.2%) | 2.27 (1.07, 4.83) | 0.033 | 1.71 (0.81, 3.62) | 0.161 |
 Governance | ||||||
  Aboriginal community controlled health service | 388 | 194 (50%) | 0.81 (0.44, 1.51) | 0.511 | 1.06 (0.56, 2.03) | 0.856 |
  Government health service | 1708 | 933 (54.6%) | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Health service provider who first saw the child | ||||||
  Indigenous health worker | 255 | 120 (47.1%) | 0.83 (0.65, 1.07) | 0.158 | 0.85 (0.65, 1.10) | 0.220 |
  Nurse | 1500 | 822 (54.8%) | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
  General practitioner | 225 | 118 (52.4%) | 1.05 (0.76, 1.45) | 0.770 | 1.11 (0.80, 1.54) | 0.519 |
  Other | 99 | 56(56.6%) | 1.02 (0.66, 1.57) | 0.943 | 1.01 (0.65, 1.56) | 0.964 |
  Missing | 17 | 11 (64.7%) |  |  |  |  |
 Year of data collection | ||||||
  2012 | 418 | 210 (50.2%) | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
  2013 | 1114 | 577 (51.8%) | 0.99 (0.51, 1.92) | 0.976 | 0.68 (0.37, 1.25) | 0.218 |
  2014 | 564 | 340 (60.3%) | 1.33 (0.64, 2.77) | 0.445 | 1.20 (0.62, 2.32) | 0.599 |
 Population size | ||||||
   ≤ 500 | 782 | 390 (49.9%) | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
  501–999 | 420 | 250 (59.5%) | 1.41 (0.79, 2.52) | 0.243 | 2.27 (1.22, 4.26) | 0.010 |
   ≥ 1000 | 894 | 487 (54.5%) | 1.20 (0.74, 1.96) | 0.464 | 2.02 (1.27, 3.20) | 0.003 |
Child characteristics | ||||||
 Age of child | ||||||
  6-11 m | 391 | 164 (41.9%) | 0.57 (0.41, 0.79) | 0.001 | 0.55 (0.39, 0.78) | 0.001 |
  12-23 m | 498 | 322 (64.7%) | 1.60 (1.30, 1.97) | < 0.001 | 1.63 (1.31, 2.03) | < 0.001 |
  24-59 m | 1207 | 641 (53.1%) | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Sex of child | ||||||
  Male | 1055 | 573 (54.3%) | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
  Female | 1041 | 554 (53.2%) | 0.98 (0.85, 1.13) | 0.777 | 0.98 (0.85, 1.14) | 0.827 |
 Reason for last clinic attendance | ||||||
  Acute care | 1052 | 553 (52.6%) | 0.66 (0.55, 0.79) | < 0.001 | 0.65 (0.54, 0.78) | < 0.001 |
  Immunisation | 296 | 119 (40.2%) | 0.63 (0.51, 0.79) | < 0.001 | 0.63 (0.50, 0.79) | < 0.001 |
  Child health check | 464 | 275 (59.3%) | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
  Other | 284 | 180 (63.4%) | 0.83 (0.63, 1.11) | 0.206 | 0.81 (0.61, 1.08) | 0.153 |