Table 2.
Association of doctor’s intervention with parent-evaluated benefit of the health check; multilevel logistic regression analysis
| Doctor’s intervention | Total | Beneficial health check, as assessed by parent | OR (95% CI) | P value |
| N | n (%) | |||
| Any intervention | ||||
| Yes | 766 | 669 (87.3) | 3.25 (2.22 to 4.75) | <0.001 |
| No | 205 | 140 (68.3) | 1 | |
| Instruction and/or significant discussion | ||||
| Yes | 587 | 507 (86.4) | 1.71 (1.20 to 2.44) | 0.003 |
| No | 384 | 302 (78.6) | 1 | |
| Prescription | ||||
| Yes | 102 | 99 (97.1) | 7.44 (2.32 to 23.91) | <0.001 |
| No | 869 | 710 (81.7) | 1 | |
| Laboratory tests and/or medical imaging | ||||
| Yes | 85 | 80 (94.1) | 3.38 (1.34 to 8.55) | 0.01 |
| No | 886 | 729 (82.3) | 1 | |
| Follow-up appointment in school health service | ||||
| Yes | 170 | 146 (85.9) | 1.12 (0.69 to 1.81) | 0.66 |
| No | 801 | 663 (82.8) | 1 | |
| Referral to other professional within school or community services | ||||
| Yes | 128 | 111 (86.7) | 1.48 (0.85 to 2.58) | 0.16 |
| No | 843 | 698 (82.8) | 1 | |
| Referral to specialised care | ||||
| Yes | 51 | 48 (94.1) | 3.25 (0.99 to 10.66) | 0.05 |
| No | 920 | 761 (82.7) | 1 | |
Parent-evaluated benefit was available for 971 children.
CI, Confidence interval; OR, Odds ratio; adjusted for grade.