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Table 3 Association between Healthy Baby Prenatal Benefit (HBPB) and Early Childhood Outcomes among First Nations Children

From: An unconditional prenatal income supplement is associated with improved birth and early childhood outcomes among First Nations children in Manitoba, Canada: a population-based cohort study

Outcome

n

Crude Rates (%)

Adjusted Risk Ratio

95% CI

P

γ Sensitivity Value

HBPB

No HBPB

HBPB

No HBPB

Complete Childhood Vaccinations (Age 1)

4063

1240

67.48

60.14

1.097

1.059, 1.137

< 0.001

61.6

Complete Childhood Vaccinations (Age 2)

2964

852

49.79

41.74

1.189

1.130, 1.250

< 0.001

70.9

Hospital Readmission before Age 2

1166

410

42.10

41.45

0.979

0.893, 1.073

0.648

–

Developmental Vulnerability at Kindergarten

 Physical Health and Well-Being

658

230

30.45

33.00

0.927

0.831, 1.034

0.173

–

 Social Competence

579

172

26.78

24.68

1.075

0.948, 1.219

0.262

–

 Emotional Maturity

467

143

21.61

20.58

1.030

0.892, 1.188

0.690

–

 Language and Cognitive Development

619

226

28.64

32.42

0.879

0.786, 0.983

0.023

13.6

 Communication Skills and General Knowledge

531

191

24.56

27.40

0.870

0.769, 0.984

0.027

11.3

 One or more domains

1180

387

54.58

55.52

0.982

0.919, 1.050

0.595

–

  1. EDI Early Development Instrument, HBPB Healthy Baby Prenatal Benefit