Table 4.
Practice characteristics and univariate associations between characteristics and appointment booking time of > 15 minutes for infants and mothers
| Infant appointment booked time | Mother appointment booked time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >15 minutesa | >15 minutesa | ||||
| % (n) | Unadjusted OR (95 % confidence interval) | % (n) | Unadjusted OR (95 % confidence interval) | ||
| Location of practiceb | |||||
| Metro Brisbane | 50.9 (29) | 1 | 51.0 (26) | 1 | |
| Regional or provincial city | 21.1 (12) | .68 (.28-1.63) | 13.7 (7) | .38 (.14-1.02) | |
| Country town | 28.1 (16) | .90 (.39-2.08) | 35.3 (18) | 1.39 (.60-3.20) | |
| Number of GPs in practices (n = 134) | |||||
| 1 | 17.9 (10) | 2.0 (.63-6.2) | 20.0 (10) | 3.30 (1.03-10.57)* | |
| 2-5 | 50.0 (28)) | 1.08 (.49-2.36) | 54.0 (27 ) | 1.68 (.74-3.82) | |
| 6 or more | 32.1 (18) | 1 | 26.0 (13) | 1 | |
| PN to see mothers and infants (n = 135) | |||||
| Yes | 80.4 (45) | .70 (.27-1.78) | 80.4 (41) | .72 (.28-1.84) | |
| No | 19.6 (11) | 1 | 19.6 (10) | 1 | |
| All patients asked why they need appointment (n = 131) | |||||
| Yes | 30.4 (17) | 1.88 (.82-4.31) | 30.0 (15) | 1.71 (.75-3.92) | |
| No | 69.6 (39) | 1 | 70.0 (35) | 1 | |
| Staff aware of pregnant patients (n =131) | |||||
| Yes | 39.3 (22) | 1.14 (.55-2.36) | 46.0 (23) | 1.81 (.87-3.79) | |
| No | 60.7 (34) | 1 | 54.0 (27) | 1 | |
| Rely of mothers to inform staff if need to postpartum appointment (n = 131) | |||||
| Yes | 66.1 (37) | .91 (.43-1.93) | 62.0 (31) | .68 (.32-1.44) | |
| No | 33.9 (19) | 1 | 38.0 (19) | 1 | |
| Cost of consultation (n = 122) | |||||
| No charge | 33.3 (17) | 1 | 38.6 (17) | 1 | |
| $1-$20 | 13.7 (7) | .93 (.28-3.11) | 15.9 (7) | .93 (.28-3.11) | |
| $20-$30 | 37.3 (19) | .88 (.36-2.15) | 34.1 (15) | .59 (.34-1.47) | |
| >$30 | 15.7 (8) | .65 (.22-1.96) | 11.4 (5) | .33 (.10-1.10) | |
acompared to ≤15 minutes
bMetro Brisbane – Greater metropolitan Brisbane; regional or provincial city - > 15,000 people; country town - ≤ 15,000 people
*p < .05