Hyperfine structure (r -3) integrals are calculated for the 4s4p configuration in Ca, including the effects of core polarization. This is done with the use of LS-dependent Hartree-Fock orbitals. The calculated effects describe well the magnetic hyperfine structure for the 3p term. The description of the 1p term is less good, however, due to the effects of the strong correlation between the valence electrons for this term. The intermediate coupling in the lowest sp configurations of Mg, Ca and Sr is analysed considering also the spin-spin interaction. Using the ab initio (r -3) integrals, the determined intermediate coupling and the experimentally known hyperfine constants, second-order hyperfine corrections are calculated and accurate a q-and biLparameters evaluated for 43Ca. This resolves the previously inconsistent results for b ~ determined from the 3P 1 and 3P a b-factors for this isotope. An accurate value for b ~ in the 3p term of 43Ca is b~ -13.27(6) MHz. Combined with the calculated (r-3) ~ integral, this gives a more accurate value for the nuclear quadrupole moment of 43Ca than given earlier, Q(43Ca)=-49(5) mb, where the uncertainty comes from the uncertainty estimated for the (r-3) ~ integral.