Table 4.
Associations between key characteristics and abnormal findings in Indigenous children aged 6–59 months
| Total number | Evidence of anaemia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | n (%) | OR (95% CI) | P value | aOR (95% CI)a | P value | |
| Total | 1472 | 452 (30.7%) | ||||
| Child characteristics | ||||||
| Age of child | ||||||
| 6-11 m | 195 | 78 (40.0%) | 2.28 (1.62, 3.21) | < 0.001 | 2.36 (1.65, 3.39) | < 0.001 |
| 12-23 m | 381 | 162 (42.5%) | 2.62 (2.04, 3.35) | < 0.001 | 2.64 (2.07, 3.38) | < 0.001 |
| 24-59 m | 896 | 212 (23.7%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Sex of child | ||||||
| Male | 748 | 225 (30.1%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Female | 724 | 227 (31.4%) | 0.99 (0.79, 1.25) | 0.949 | 1.01 (0.79, 1.28) | 0.955 |
| Reason for last clinic attendance | ||||||
| Acute care | 750 | 236 (31.5%) | 1.13 (0.86, 1.50) | 0.380 | 1.13 (0.84, 1.53) | 0.405 |
| Immunisation | 140 | 39 (27.9%) | 0.93 (0.57, 1.52) | 0.773 | 0.87 (0.52, 1.44) | 0.590 |
| Child health check | 341 | 87 (25.5%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Other | 241 | 90 (37.3%) | 1.29 (0.86, 1.95) | 0.223 | 1.42 (0.92, 2.20) | 0.114 |
| Health service characteristics | ||||||
| Geographic location | ||||||
| Remote | 1343 | 406 (30.2%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Non remote | 129 | 46 (35.7%) | 1.29 (0.68, 2.45) | 0.435 | 0.90 (0.38, 2.12) | 0.805 |
| Number of audit rounds completed | ||||||
| 1 | 215 | 82 (38.1%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 2 | 400 | 145 (36.3%) | 0.93 (0.50, 1.75) | 0.832 | 0.80 (0.44, 1.44) | 0.448 |
| ≥ 3 | 857 | 225 (26.3%) | 0.54 (0.31, 0.93) | 0.026 | 0.47 (0.28, 0.78) | 0.003 |
| Governance | ||||||
| Aboriginal community controlled health service | 233 | 92 (39.5%) | 1.58 (1.03, 2.44) | 0.037 | 1.68 (1.00, 2.83) | 0.052 |
| Government health service | 1239 | 360 (29.1%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Health service provider who first saw the child | ||||||
| Indigenous health worker | 158 | 39 (24.7%) | 0.78 (0.55, 1.10) | 0.158 | 0.80 (0.57, 1.13) | 0.201 |
| Nurse | 1087 | 344 (31.6%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| General practitioner | 133 | 38 (28.6%) | 1.03 (0.71, 1.50) | 0.858 | 0.96 (0.64, 1.43) | 0.833 |
| Other | 82 | 28 (34.1%) | 1.19 (0.71, 1.97) | 0.511 | 1.39 (0.80, 2.40) | 0.239 |
| Missing | 12 | 3 (25.0%) | ||||
| Year of data collection | ||||||
| 2012 | 253 | 85 (33.6%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 2013 | 763 | 193 (25.3%) | 0.65 (0.40, 1.07) | 0.091 | 0.73 (0.43, 1.25) | 0.255 |
| 2014 | 456 | 174 (38.2%) | 1.29 (0.77, 2.18) | 0.337 | 1.33 (0.76, 2.34) | 0.315 |
| Population size | ||||||
| ≤ 500 | 564 | 145 (25.7%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 501–999 | 306 | 96 (31.4%) | 1.31 (0.74, 2.32) | 0.348 | 1.57 (0.83, 2.95) | 0.165 |
| ≥ 1000 | 602 | 211 (35.1%) | 1.56 (1.02, 2.38) | 0.040 | 1.54 (1.02, 2.33) | 0.041 |
OR Odds ratio, aOR Adjusted odds ratio
aAdjusted for age, sex, year of data collection, geographic location, governance, CQI participation