Table 2.

Example variables for analyses.

Predisposing factors

Child age

Child gender

Child race

Child ethnicity

Household income

Primary language of family

Geographic residence

Contextual clinic and state level factors

Enabling/hindering resources

Use of HIT tools

Child’s Medicaid/CHIP insurance status/continuity

Child’s continuity of care (provider- and clinic-level variables)

Need for services

Special health care needs [34,35]

Frequency of visits

Outcomes

Child’s insurance status and continuity [1]

Utilization of healthcare services [33,36]