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Table 1 Prevalence of service contact % (95% CI) by varying socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of children and youth.

From: Characterizing mental health related service contacts in children and youth: a linkage study of health survey and administrative data

 

Prevalence of service contact, % (95% CI)

Children (4–11 years) N = 5376

Children (12–17 years) N = 3615

Variable

Physician (admin)

(n = 410)

Non-physician (survey) (n = 1085)

Both

(n = 272)

Neither

(n = 4153)

Physician (admin)

(n = 322)

Non-physician (survey) (n = 606)

Both

(n = 199)

Neither

(n = 2886)

Sex

        

 Male

9.24 (7.48, 11.01)

22.78 (19.90, 25.67)

6.54 (4.88, 8.21)

74.52 (71.62, 77.41)

9.98 (7.19, 12.76)

16.84 (13.72, 19.95)

5.26 (3.74, 6.78)

79.04 (75.36, 82.72)

 Female

5.17 (3.69, 6.66)

17.88 (14.44, 21.33)

3.29 (2.06, 4.53)

80.24 (76.77, 83.71)

7.92 (6.23, 9.61)

16.29 (12.95, 19.62)

5.86 (3.82, 7.89)

81.06 (77.74, 84.36)

 Chi Squared, P value

13.2*, p < 0.001

4.93*, p = 0.03

10.11*, p = 0.002

6.60*, p = 0.01

1.69, p = 0.19

0.05, p = 0.82

0.22, p = 0.64

0.67, p = 0.41

 Number of biological parents in home

        

 Two

6.63 (5.18, 8.09)

18.82 (16.20, 21.44)

4.48 (3.20, 5.76)

79.02 (76.34, 81.69)

6.99 (5.46, 8.53)

13.58 (11.39, 15.76)

4.04 (2.97, 5.10)

83.47 (81.04, 85.89)

 One or no bio-parents

10.33 (7.52, 13.14)

28.16 (23.59, 32.72)

7.34 (4.79, 9.88)

68.85 (64.28, 73.43)

15.7 (10.88, 20.44)

26.57 (21.08, 32.06)

10.69 (6.71, 14.67)

68.46 (62.00, 74.92)

 Chi Squared, P value

5.54*, p = 0.019

14.07*, p < 0.001

4.14*, p = 0.042

15.73*, p < 0.001

17.88*, p < 0.001

24.12*, p < 0.001

19.02*, p < 0.001

25.19*, p < 0.001

Household povertya

        

 Low-income

6.23 (4.78, 7.69)

20.06 (17.32, 22.81)

4.36 (3.08, 5.65)

78.06 (75.32, 80.79)

9.07 (7.17, 10.97)

16.69 (14.29, 19.09)

5.64 (4.13, 7.16)

79.87 (77.03, 82.72)

 Not low-income

11.52 (8.73, 14.30)

21.79 (17.89, 25.67)

7.46 (5.46, 9.45)

74.15 (70.04, 78.26)

8.59 (5.93, 11.24)

15.98 (12.2, 19.80)

5.21 (3.07, 7.36)

80.64 (76.72, 84.57)

 Chi Squared, P value

11.50*, p < 0.001

0.54, p = 0.46

6.79*, p = 0.009

2.64, p = 0.10

0.09, p = 0.76

0.10, p = 0.75

0.10, p = 0.76

0.11, p = 0.74

Immigrant parents

        

 Immigrant

6.28 (4.37, 8.19)

13.91 (11.32, 16.45)

3.04 (1.78, 4.29)

82.85 (80.03, 85.67)

5.22 (3.66, 6.77)

7.41 (5.46, 9.36)

2.79 (1.61, 3.98)

90.16 (88.08, 92.24)

 Non-immigrant

7.98 (6.25, 9.71)

25.16 (22.01, 28.32)

6.38 (4.73, 8.02)

73.23 (70.12, 76.35)

11.82 (9.12, 14.52)

23.5 (20.30, 26.60)

7.65 (5.47, 9.84)

72.38 (68.69, 76.07)

 Chi Squared, P value

1.48, p = 0.22

33.89*, p < 0.001

8.80*, p = 0.003

23.15*, p < 0.001

16.85*, p < 0.001

59.20*, p < 0.001

13.41*, p < 0.001

66.83*, p < 0.001

Urban–rural residency

        

 Large urban centre

7.17 (5.69, 8.66)

18.75 (16.1, 21.39)

4.96 (3.65, 6.27)

79.04 (76.33, 81.75)

8.52 (6.52, 10.53)

14.41 (12.02, 16.79)

4.66 (3.14, 6.17)

81.72 (78.72, 84.73)

 Small-medium centre

7.19 (3.56, 10.82)

26.96 (20.59, 33.32)

5.35 (1.99, 8.71)

71.19 (64.84, 77.55)

8.51 (5.01, 12.02)

21.35 (14.69, 28.01)

4.66 (2.53, 6.79)

74.79 (68.19, 81.39)

 Rural area

7.86 (3.26, 12.46)

20.08 (13.57, 26.59)

4.41 (2.02, 6.79)

76.46 (69.34, 83.58)

11.73 (6.95, 16.49)

21.18 (16.13, 26.23)

10.92 (6.11, 15.73)

78.01 (72.87, 83.16)

 Chi Squared, P value

L-S 0.00, p = 0.99

L-R 0.08, p=0.77

S-R 0.04, p=0.83

L-S 6.30*, p = 0.012

L-R 0.14, p=0.71

S-R 2.20, p=0.14

L-S 0.04, p = 0.83

L-R 0.15, p=0.69

S-R 0.19, p=0.66

L-S 5.47*, p = 0.019

L-R 0.46, p=0.49

S-R 1.12, p=0.29

L-S 0.00, p = 0.99

L-R 1.58, p=0.21

S-R 1.20, p=0.27

L-S 4.62*, p = 0.011

L-R 6.22, p=0.013

S-R 0.00, p=0.97

L-S 0.00, p = 0.99

L-R 8.43, p=0.004

S-R 6.61, p=0.010

L-S 4.32*, p = 0.038

L-R 1.46, p=0.23

S-R 0.56, p=0.46

Disorder (parent report)b

Mean Dimensional Scores (95%CI)

 Internalizing

0.70 (0.41, 0.99)

0.71 (0.55, 0.86)

1.09 (0.71, 1.48)

− 0.19 (− 0.24, − 0.15)

1.31 (1.00, 1.61)

1.17 (0.94, 1.39)

1.79 (1.42, 2.17)

− 0.18 (− 0.23, − 0.12)

 Externalizing

0.83 (0.61, 1.05)

0.68 (0.56, 0.81)

1.27 (1.00, 1.53)

− 0.19 (− 0.22, − 0.15)

0.76 (0.51, 1.04)

0.93 (0.70, 1.16)

1.09 (0.71, 1.48)

− 0.18 (− 0.22, − 0.13)

 ADHD

1.20 (0.96,1.44)

0.91 (0.78, 1.04)

1.69 (1.40, 1.99)

− 0.12 (− 0.16, − 0.08)

0.77 (0.52, 1.02)

0.62 (0.46, 0.78)

0.97 (0.66, 1.28)

− 0.32 (− 0.36, − 0.27)

  1. aHousehold poverty determined using the low-income measure, which is based on the 2013 before tax-cut-offs in Canada [21]
  2. *p<0.05
  3. bClinical characteristics are represented using standardized mean dimensional measures of mental health where the average in the population is equal to 0 and 1 is indicative of one standard deviation increase in symptoms of that disorder category