Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics and Immunization Referral and Delivery Practices
| Characteristic | Respondent Totals N (% by column, N=413) | Deliver all immunizations N (% by row characteristic) | Delivers some/refers some immunizations N (% by row characteristic) | Delivers no immunizations N (% by row characteristic) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total N1 | 413 | 158 (39) | 177 (43) | 72 (18) | |
| Discipline (N=406) | .45 | ||||
| MD/DO | 278 (68) | 108 (39) | 121 (44) | 46 (17) | |
| NP | 91 (22) | 34 (39) | 40 (45) | 14 (16) | |
| PA | 43 (10) | 16 (37) | 15 (35) | 12 (28) | |
| Specialty (N=407) | <.0001 | ||||
| Family Medicine | 340 (82) | 121 (36) | 150 (45) | 63 (19) | |
| Pediatrics | 61 (15) | 37 (61) | 22 (36) | 2 (3) | |
| General Practice | 12 (3) | 0 (0) | 5 (42) | 7 (58) | |
| Years practicing in Community (N=406) | .49 | ||||
| ≤ 5 | 150 (37) | 65 (44) | 62 (42) | 21 (14) | |
| 6 – 10 | 94 (23) | 35 (38) | 43 (47) | 14 (15) | |
| 11 – 20 | 96 (23) | 32 (34) | 41 (44) | 21 (22) | |
| > 20 | 71 (17) | 26 (37) | 29 (41) | 16 (23) | |
| Practice Ownership/Practice Designation (>1 may be selected) (N=385) | |||||
| Private (Physician or physican group) | 220 (56) | 75 (34) | 100 (46) | 43 (20) | .03 |
| Hospital | 50 (13) | 18 (37) | 27 (55) | 4 (8) | .14 |
| University-affililated | 17 (4) | 9 (60) | 6 (40) | 0 (0) | .12 |
| Rural Health Clinic | 72 (18) | 25 (35) | 37 (52) | 9 (13) | .31 |
| FQHC | 44 (11) | 28 (64) | 14 (32) | 2 (5) | .00 |
| Indian Health Service | 5 (1) | 4 (80) | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | .20 (F)3 |
| Tribal | 5 (1) | 2 (40) | 3 (60) | 0 (0) | .85 (F)3 |
| Other entity | 42 (11) | 18 (44) | 15 (37) | 8 (20) | .58 |
| Community Rurality (RUCA2-based) (N=409) | .00 | ||||
| Metro | 76 (18%) | 43 (58) | 28 (38) | 3 (4) | |
| Large rural town | 230 (56%) | 83 (37) | 102 (45) | 42 (19) | |
| Small rural town | 60 (15%) | 18 (31) | 27 (46) | 14 (24) | |
| Isolated rural town | 47 (11%) | 14 (30) | 20 (43) | 13 (28) |
1
Six of the 413 subjects eligible for analysis were missing data about referring vs not referring patients for immunizations, so the overall N for the related columns is 407. Number of valid responses may vary slightly by item.
2
Rural-Urban Commuting Area codes. http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/RuralUrbanCommutingAreaCodes/
3
Fisher’s exact test used to calculate the P value due to small cell size