Disparities in the Clinical Encounter: Virginia's African American Children with Special Health Care Needs
Table 5
Significant predictors for core outcomes.
Predictor
Odds ratio
P
95% confidence interval
Outcome (1): families partner in decision making and are satisfied
Being African American
.57
.023
.35–.93
Living in a two-parent stepfamily
2.23
.012
1.19–4.18
Living in some other family configuration1
.34
.035
.12–.93
Child’s care caused financial problems
.40
.000
.25–.64
Child has emotional problems
.37
.000
.22–.64
Child’s care delayed/foregone in last 12 months
.27
.007
.10–.69
Outcome (2): coordinated ongoing comprehensive care within a medical home
Being African American
.39
.000
.23–.65
Being Other race/ethnicity2
.39
.043
.15–.97
Being female
.66
.022
.46–.94
Living in some other family configuration
.29
.036
.09–.92
Child has emotional problems
.44
.005
.25–.78
Child has behavior problems
.54
.019
.32–.90
Increased number of ER visits
.86
.046
.74–.99
Outcome (3): adequate private or public health insurance
Being African American
.60
.029
.38–.95
Child’s care caused financial problems
.22
.000
.14–.36
Child’s care delayed/foregone in last 12 months
.12
.000
.05–.29
1Other family configuration meant: not (a) two parent biological/adopted, (b) two parent stepfamily, or (c) single mother, no father present. 2 Other race/ethnicity meant: not (a) White, (b) African American, or (c) Hispanic/Latino.
