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. 2015 Jun 3;12:17. doi: 10.1186/s12954-015-0051-4

Table 2.

Client-identified needs and services provided (N = 147)

Service Area Service was not provided Count (%) Service was provided Count (%) Total Count (%) Percentage Difference (% Clients who did not identify need – % Clients who did not receive service) Percentage of services provided to clients identifying a need
Pharmaceutical
 Client did not identify need 88 (60.3) 38 (25.9) 127 (86.4) 20.4 %* 60 %
 Client-identified need 8 (5.4) 12 (8.2) 20 (13.7)
 Total 96 (66.0) 50 (34.0)
Medical or dental care
 Client did not identify need 66 (45.2) 37 (25.3) 107 (70.6) 15.8 %* 72.5 %
 Client-identified need 14 (9.6) 29 (19.9) 40 (29.5)
 Total 80 (54.8) 66 (45.2)
Housing
 Client did not identify need 38 (26.0) 15 (10.3) 53 (36.3) −5.5 % 75.3 %
 Client-identified need 23 (15.8) 70 (48.0) 93 (63.7)
 Total 61 (41.8) 85 (58.2)
Mental health services
 Client did not identify need 97 (66.4) 19 (13.0) 116 (79.5) 6.2 % 66.7 %
 Client-identified need 10 (6.9) 20 (13.7) 30 (20.6)
 Total 107 (73.3) 39 (26.7)
Substance abuse services
 Client did not identify need 84 (57.5) 29 (19.9) 113 (77.4) 15.1 %* 78.8 %
 Client-identified need 7 (4.8) 26 (17.8) 33 (22.6)
 Total 91 (62.3) 55 (37.7)
Support services
 Client did not identify need 55 (37.7) 41 (28.1) 96 (65.8) 17.2 %* 68 %
 Client-identified need 16 (11.0) 34 (23.3) 50 (34.3)
 Total 71 (48.6) 75 (51.4)
Legal assistance (including delinquent utilities)
 Client did not identify need 105 (71.9) 22 (15.1) 137 (87.0) 8.9 %* 52.6 %
 Client-identified need 9 (6.2) 10 (6.9) 19 (13.0)
 Total 114 (78.1) 32 (21.9)
Employment/job training
 Client did not identify need 98 (67.1) 13 (8.9) 111 (76.0) −6.2 % 37.1 %
 Client-identified need 22 (15.1) 13 (8.9) 35 (24.0)
 Total 120 (82.2) 26 (17.8)
Food access
 Client did not identify need 76 (52.1) 37 (25.3) 113 (77.4) 15.8 %* 57.6 %
 Client-identified need 14 (9.6) 19 (13.0) 33 (22.6)
 Total 90 (61.6) 56 (38.4)

*McNemar’s Chi-Square, p < .01