Immunisation timeliness in a cohort of urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

Lovie-Toon, Yolanda G.; Hall, Kerry K.; Chang, Anne B.; Anderson, Jennie; O’Grady, Kerry-Ann F.

doi:10.1186/s12889-016-3825-z

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Demographic, infant, maternal and paternal characteristics of study population

From: Immunisation timeliness in a cohort of urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

Characteristic	N = 140 n (%)	National Indigenous population (%)
Sex
Male	71 (50.7)	50.9 [27]
Female	69 (49.3)	49.1 [27]
Care type
Both parents	80 (57.1)	54.7 [28]
Single parent	51 (36.4)	45.3 [28]
Other^a	8 (5.7)
Missing	1 (0.7)
Primary carer
Mother	115 (82.1)
Other^b	16 (11.4)
Missing	9 (6.4)
Childcare^c
Yes	35 (25.0)	21.7^f [29]
No	104 (74.3)
Missing	1 (0.7)
Study clinic is usual health care provider
Yes	131 (93.6)	N/A
No	0 (0.0)	N/A
Missing	9 (6.4)	N/A
Educational level of father
Did not finish high school	63 (45.0)	58.0^g [30]
High school	37 (26.4)	16.0^g [30]
Post-school qualification^d	16 (11.4)	25.9^g [30]
Missing	24 (17.1)
Educational level of mother
Did not finish high school	54 (38.6)
High school	66 (47.1)
Post-school qualification^d	16 (11.4)
Missing	4 (0.3)
Employment status of father
Employed^e	60 (42.9)	49.7^h [30]
Unemployed	57 (40.7)	50.3^h [17]
Missing	23 (16.4)
Employment status of mother
Employed^e	17 (12.1)	43.0^h [30]
Unemployed	121 (86.4)	57.0^h [30]
Missing	2 (1.4)
Income level
< $26000	44 (31.4)	35.2ⁱ [31]
$26000 - < $52000	56 (40.0)	34.3 ⁱ [31]
$52000 - < $78000	23 (16.4)	8.9ⁱ [31]
≥ $78000	11 (7.9)	4.0ⁱ [31]
Missing	6 (4.3)
Multiple birth
Singleton	134 (95.7)	98.5^j [32]
Multiple	1 (0.7)	1.5^j [32]
Missing	5 (3.6)
	Mdn (IQR)	Mean/Mdn
Number of children in household (N = 138)	2.0 (3.0-1.0)
Age of mother at birth of child (in years) (N = 138)	24.0 (29.0-20.0)	25.2^k [33]
Age of father at birth of child (in years) (N = 135)	26.0 (33.0-23.0)	27.9^k [33]
Gestational age (in weeks) (N = 137)	40.0 (40.0-38.0)	38.2^m [33]
Birth weight (in grams) (N = 137)	3200.0 (3628.0-2770.0)	3200 ^m [33]

^aOther = shared, other relative, other non-family member (including government care); ^bOther = Father, Mother and Father, Grandparent, Grandparent and Father, Other non-family; ^cChildcare = formal regulated daytime care provided in a group setting, includes private or community centres and family day care; ^dPost-school qualification = Certificate, Diploma, Bachelor Degree; ^eEmployed = Full Time, Part Time, Casual; ^fIncludes children aged 0–4 years exclusively attending formal childcare and children aged 0–4 years attending both formal and informal childcare; ^gData represents both males and females; ^hUnemployed = those not participating in the labour force and those participating in the labour force but without work; ⁱCategories of income levels presented for national data differ from categories used in study and are as follows: <$20800, $20800- < $52000, $52000- < $78000, ≥$78000; ^jData represents all Australian women, not solely Indigenous Australian women; ^kMedian value; ^mMean value

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