Table 2.

Differences in Access to Primary Care and Health Care Use Among Children's Health Outreach Initiative (CHOI) Clients

Unadjusted % (n)Adjusted*
OutcomeComparison (n = 182)Intervention (n = 123)Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Has a primary care clinic47.3 (86)74.8 (92)3.0 (1.7-5.4)
Has a primary care provider34.6 (63)59.0 (72)2.6 (1.5-4.4)
Has difficulty accessing care63.5 (113)47.2 (58)0.4 (0.2-0.6)
Had a checkup in the past year (n = 144)73.1 (49)83.1 (64)1.9 (0.7-4.9)
Any emergency room visits that did not result in a hospitalization in the past 12 months91.2 (166)90.3 (112)1.0 (0.4-2.4)
  • Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.

  • * Models are adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, sex, education, language, federal poverty level, employment, self-reported health status, and referral source.

  • Only 144 participants who had a primary care clinic were asked if they had a checkup in the past year.

  • P < 0.01.