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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Aug 18.
Published in final edited form as: Ment Health Serv Res. 2004 Sep;6(3):127–141. doi: 10.1023/b:mhsr.0000036487.39001.51

Table 5.

Changes in Outpatient Mental Health Visits Following 1st Behavior-Related Placement Change (n = 144)

Variables Rate ratio 95% Confidence interval p value
Number of placement changes (pre/post) 1.01 0.87, 1.18 .86
Age at entry 1.03 0.98, 1.08 .25
Race/ethnicity .006**
 Hispanic 0.31 0.16, 0.60
 African American 0.66 0.37, 1.19
 Other 0.50 0.15, 1.64
 White 1.00 —
Caretaker absence (no = 0) 1.12 0.70, 1.80 .63
Episodes in kinship care (no = 0) 1.17 0.71, 1.94 .53
Behavior problems (no = 0) 1.94 1.14, 3.29 .014*
Time .007**
 Pre-event 1.00 —
 Postevent 1.89 1.20, 3.00
*

p < .05.

**

p < .01.