Table 2.
Correlates of GP service use in the past month a
|
Variable |
n (%) |
Unadjusted OR |
Adjusted OR
b
|
|---|---|---|---|
| (95% CI) | (95% CI) | ||
|
Female |
210 (32.6) |
1.84 (1.29 – 2.62) |
1.30 (0.86 – 1.98) |
|
Employed |
85 (13.2) |
1.86 (1.16 – 2.97) |
1.44 (0.82 – 2.55) |
|
Low income group |
526 (81.5) |
0.50 (0.33 – 0.75) |
0.50 (0.30 – 0.83) |
|
Current stable accommodation |
514 (79.7) |
0.96 (0.62 – 1.46) |
- |
|
Education |
|
|
|
| <Year 10 |
219 (33.9) |
1.29 (0.88 – 1.89) |
- |
| Year 10-11 (ref) |
292 (45.3) |
1 |
- |
| Year 12 or higher |
134 (20.8) |
1.21 (0.77 – 1.90) |
- |
|
Failure at school |
193 (29.9) |
0.99 (0.69 – 1.44) |
- |
|
Living with children |
57 (8.8) |
2.37 (1.36 – 4.10) |
1.97 (1.04 – 3.73) |
|
Country of birth |
|
|
|
| Australia (ref) |
522 (80.9) |
1 |
1 |
| Vietnam |
46 (7.13) |
0.33 (0.14 – 0.79) |
0.72 (0.24 – 2.14) |
| Other |
77 (11.9) |
0.77 (0.45 – 1.33) |
0.98 (0.53 – 1.82) |
|
Non-English speaking background |
94 (14.6) |
0.45 (0.25 – 0.79) |
0.79 (0.38 – 1.62) |
|
Identify as Aboriginal or Torres Islander |
38 (5.9) |
0.98 (0.47 – 2.02) |
- |
|
Age at interview |
|
|
|
| <20 |
34 (5.3) |
2.0 (0.98 – 4.12) |
1.75 (0.80 – 3.84) |
| 20-24 |
153 (23.7) |
1.1 (0.70 – 1.62) |
1.02 (0.65 – 1.62) |
| 25-29 (ref) |
330 (51.1) |
1 |
1 |
| > = 30 |
128 (19.8) |
1.0 (0.63 – 1.57) |
0.92 (0.56 – 1.51) |
|
Prison – ever |
382 (59.2) |
0.94 (0.66 – 1.32) |
- |
|
Length of injecting career (years) |
10.1 (median) |
1.00 (0.96 – 1.04) |
- |
|
Injected heroin - past month |
527 (81.7) |
0.84 (0.55 – 1.30) |
- |
|
Injected methamphetamines - past month |
203 (31.5) |
1.25 (0.87 – 1.79) |
- |
|
Used benzodiazepines - past month |
350 (54.3) |
1.25 (0.89 – 1.76) |
- |
|
Injected daily or more |
191 (29.6) |
0.56 (0.38 – 0.84) |
0.59 (0.38 – 0.91) |
|
Tested for Hepatitis C / HIV - ever |
594 (92.1) |
2.35 (1.08 – 5.11) |
- |
|
Experienced barrier/s to accessing treatment |
72 (11.2) |
1.63 (0.98 – 2.70) |
1.28 (0.73 – 2.27) |
|
Currently on OST |
222 (34.4) |
1.10 (0.77 – 1.57) |
0.94 (0.63 – 1.41) |
|
Number of other health services used - past month |
|
|
|
| None |
422 (65.4) |
0.68 (0.46 – 0.99) |
0.88 (0.58 – 1.35) |
| Less than 3 (ref) |
178 (27.6) |
1 |
1 |
| 3 or more |
45 (7.0) |
2.30 (1.19 – 4.47) |
1.88 (0.93 – 3.80) |
|
Social/ welfare worker contact - past month |
133 (20.6) |
2.43 (1.63 – 3.60) |
1.92 (1.24 – 2.98) |
|
Heroin overdose – 6 months |
63 (9.8) |
0.88 (0.49 – 1.58) |
- |
|
Intentional overdose - ever |
73 (11.3) |
2.19 (1.34 – 3.60) |
1.59 (0.91 – 2.78) |
|
AUDIT-C score (0 – 11) |
|
|
|
| abstinent (ref) |
228 (35.4) |
1 |
11.33 (0.85 – 1.86) |
| <8 |
292 (45.3) |
1.74 (1.17 – 2.57) |
1.10 (0.63 – 1.91) |
| > = 8 |
124 (19.2) |
1.49 (0.91 - 2.44) |
|
|
SF8 Physical wellbeing score poor (45 or below) |
194 (30.1) |
1.47 (1.02 – 2.11) |
1.22 (0.80 – 1.86) |
|
SF8 Mental wellbeing score poor (45 or below) |
317 (49.1) |
1.57 (1.12 – 2.22) |
1.07 (0.71 – 1.62) |
|
Personal Wellbeing Index score |
55 (median) |
0.99 (0.98 – 1.00) |
- |
| One or more general health conditions | 336 (52.1) | 1.76 (1.24 – 2.49) | 1.38 (0.93 – 2.05) |
aResults are from logistic regression with a final model comprising 645 observations.
bAOR reported for exposures significant (p < .1) at the bivariate level which did not exhibit multicollinearity in the final model (overall VIF = 1.78, Pearson chi-square p = .271).