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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2010 Sep-Oct;50(5):580–587. doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2010.09202

Table 2.

Unadjusted and adjusted association between individual, pharmacy, neighborhood characteristics and frequency counseling services

Study Characteristics Medical Conditions Health Insurance Other Products

OR 95%CI AOR 95%CI OR 95%CI AOR 95%CI OR 95%CI AOR 95%CI
Sex
 Male ref. ref. ref.
 Female 0.6 (0.4–0.9)a 1.0 (0.6–1.6) 0.9 (0.6–1.4) 0.7 (0.4–1.1)
Race/ethnicity
 African-American ref. ref. ref. ref. ref.
 White 3.5 (1.7 –7.4)a 2.4 (1.0–5.7)b 1.9 (0.8–4.5) 1.1 (0.4–2.9) 1.8 (0.8–4.1) 1.0 (0.4–2.4)
 Hispanic/Latino 1.2 (0.7–2.1) 1.6 (0.9–3.1) 0.7 (0.4–1.2) 1.2 (0.7–2.1) 1.0 (0.6–1.9) 1.0 (0.5–1.9)
 Asian or Pacific Islander 1.9 (1.0–3.8)a 1.4 (0.7–3.0) 0.9 (0.5–1.8) 0.7 (0.3–1.4) 1.4 (0.6–3.5) 1.0 (0.4–2.4)
 South Asian 1.6 (0.9–2.9) 1.3 (0.7–2.7) 0.7 (0.3–1.4) 0.8 (0.4–1.9) 0.9 (0.4–2.1) 0.7 (0.3–1.6)
 Other 1.3 (0.5–3.2) 1.3 (0.5–3.7) 1.0 (0.4–2.5) 1.4 (0.5–3.8) 1.0 (0.3–3.2) 1.0 (0.3–2.9)
Staff position
 Pharmacist ref. ref. ref. ref. ref. ref.
 Owner/manager 0.9 (0.4–2.3) 0.8 (0.3–2.1) 0.8 (0.3–2.1) 0.9 (0.3–2.5) 0.5 (0.2–1.2) 0.4 (0.2 – 1.1)b
 Technician/clerk 0.3 (0.2–0.5)a 0.3 (0.2–0.6)a 0.5 (0.3–0.7)a 0.5 (0.2–0.8)a 0.5 (0.3–0.8)a 0.6 (0.3 – 1.1)b
Years worked in pharmacies 1.0 (1.0–1.1)a 1.0 (1.0–1.0) 1.0 (1.0–1.1)a 1.0 (1.0–1.0) 1.0 (1.0–1.1)a 1.0 (1.0–1.1)a
Perceived drug activity
 High 1.1 (0.6–2.1) 1.5 (0.8–3.1) 1.2 (0.6–2.4) 1.6 (0.7–3.6) 0.6 (0.2–1.7)
 Moderate 2.0 (1.0–4.0)a 2.4 (1.1–4.9)a 1.2 (0.6–2.7) 1.3 (0.6–3.2) 0.8 (0.3–2.3)
 Low ref. ref. ref. ref. ref.
 Don’t know 0.8 (0.4–1.6) 1.1 (0.5–2.3) 0.4 (0.2–0.9)a 0.6 (0.2–1.3) 0.4 (0.2–1.2)
Pharmacy Type
 Independent ref. ref. ref. ref.
 Chain 0.8 (0.5–1.2) 1.6 (1.1–2.4)a 1.7 (1.1–2.8)a 0.8 (0.5–1.2)
Number of prescriptions filled
 <500 ref. ref. ref.
 >500 0.8 (0.5–1.3) 1.4 (0.9–2.3) 1.1 (1.0–1.3)
Borough/area
 The Bronx 0.7 (0.5–1.0)b 0.6 (0.4–1.0)b 0.8 (0.4–1.4) 1.1 (0.6–2.2)
 Brooklyn 0.6 (0.4–1.1) 0.6 (0.4–1.0)b 1.1 (0.6–2.3) 1.4 (0.7–2.8)
 Queens 1.3 (0.7–2.2) 1.0 (0.5–1.9) 1.0 (0.6–1.8) 0.9 (0.4–2.0)
 Lower Manhattan 0.5 (0.3–0.8)a 0.4 (0.2–0.8)a 1.1 (0.6–2.0) 0.9 (0.4–2.0)
 Upper Manhattan ref. ref. ref. ref.
Townsend Index 1.0 (0.9–1.1) 0.9 (0.8–1.0) 1.0 (0.3–1.3)b 1.2 (1.0–1.3)a
Median household income 1.0 (0.8–1.2) 1.2 (1.0–1.4)a 1.1 (0.7–1.5) 1.0 (0.8–1.3)
Percent minority residents 1.0 (0.8–1.2) 0.8 (0.7–1.0) 1.3 (0.8–2.2) 1.0 (0.8–1.3)
Percent foreign-born 1.0 (0.8–1.2) 1.0 (0.8–1.2) 1.1 (0.9–1.5) 1.0 (0.8–1.3)
Percent employment disability 0.9 (0.8–1.1) 0.8 (0.6–0.9)a 0.6 (0.5–0.8)a 0.9 (0.7–1.2)
a

p ≤ 0.05

b

p < 0.10