Table 4.

Use of public health nursing (PHN) services in the first 4 weeks after leaving hospital

Type of contact	SED Group			SEA Group			Unadjusted
	N	%	n	N	%	n	OR (95% CI)
Received a PHN phone call	217			431
Yes		81	176		86	371	0.69 (0.45–1.07)
PHN phone call within 48 hours after discharge?	158a			371a
Yes		87	137		98	366	0.31 (0.13–0.77)
PHN home visit offered in phone call	176a			366a
Yes		95	167		94	347	1.12 (0.53–2.63)
PHN home visit accepted	167*			347*
Yes		77	128		60	208	2.24 (1.47–3.40)
Continued PHN services at 4 weeks post discharge	124*			206*
Yes		34	42		17	35	2.5 (1.49–4.21)
	SED Group			SEA Group
	N	M	SD 95% CI	N	M	SD 95% CI	P
Age in days of baby at the first PHN home visit?	124*	6.9	5.5 (5.8–7.7)	206*	7.7	6.2 (7.0–10.1)	p < 0.23
Number of PHN home visits	123*	1.9	1.5 (1.6–2.2)	207*	1.4	0.76 (1.2–1.5)	p < 0.001

Note: ^a Number that received a PHN phone call who answered the question.

*Number offered a PHN home visit who answered the question. SED = socioeconomically disadvantaged, SEA = more socioeconomically advantaged