Table 1.
Factors associated with GSDOA awareness among survey respondents
| GSDOA Awareness | P-valuea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aware (N = 239) n (row %) | Unaware (N = 214) n (row %) | Total (N = 453) n (column %) | ||
| Age (years) | 0.162 | |||
| 16 – 24 years | 47 (44.3) | 59 (55.7) | 106 (23.4) | |
| 25 – 34 years | 54 (61.4) | 34 (38.6) | 88 (19.4) | |
| 35 – 44 years | 55 (56.7) | 42 (43.3) | 97 (21.4) | |
| 45 – 54 years | 47 (50.0) | 47 (50.0) | 94 (20.8) | |
| 55 years and over | 30 (51.7) | 28 (48.3) | 58 (12.8) | |
| Unknownb | 6 (60.0) | 4 (40.0) | 10 (2.2) | |
| Gender Identity | 0.271 | |||
| Cis man | 135 (52.9) | 120 (47.1) | 255 (56.3) | |
| Cis woman | 95 (54.6) | 79 (45.4) | 174 (38.4) | |
| Trans and gender expansive | 8 (36.4) | 14 (63.6) | 22 (4.9) | |
| Unknownb | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 2 (0.4) | |
| Indigenous Self-Identification | 0.097 | |||
| Indigenous | 81 (47.1) | 91 (52.9) | 172 (38.0) | |
| Non-Indigenous | 133 (55.9) | 105 (44.1) | 238 (52.5) | |
| Unknownb | 25 (58.1) | 18 (41.9) | 43 (9.5) | |
| Health Region | 0.392 | |||
| Fraser | 49 (51.6) | 46 (48.4) | 95 (21.0) | |
| Interior | 72 (59.0) | 50 (41.0) | 122 (26.9) | |
| Island | 43 (46.2) | 50 (53.8) | 93 (20.5) | |
| Northern | 19 (47.5) | 21 (52.5) | 40 (8.8) | |
| Vancouver Coastal | 56 (54.4) | 47 (45.6) | 103 (22.7) | |
| Housing Status | 0.852 | |||
| Private | 89 (52.7) | 80 (47.3) | 169 (37.3) | |
| Supportive or Unstable Housing | 112 (54.9) | 92 (45.1) | 204 (45.0) | |
| Homeless | 35 (51.5) | 33 (48.5) | 68 (15.0) | |
| Unknownb | 3 (25.0) | 9 (75.0) | 12 (2.6) | |
| Employment | 0.999 | |||
| Yes | 77 (52.7) | 69 (47.3) | 146 (32.2) | |
| No | 153 (52.8) | 137 (47.2) | 290 (64.0) | |
| Unknownb | 9 (52.9) | 8 (47.1) | 17 (3.8) | |
| Cellphone Possession | 0.023 | |||
| Yes | 167 (56.4) | 129 (43.6) | 296 (65.3) | |
| No | 60 (44.1) | 76 (55.9) | 136 (30.0) | |
| Unknownb | 12 (57.1) | 9 (42.9) | 21 (4.6) | |
| Perceived Risk of Experiencing an Overdose (last 6 months)c | < 0.01 | |||
| Never | 95 (45.0) | 116 (55.0) | 211 (46.6) | |
| Ever | 138 (59.7) | 93 (40.3) | 231 (51.0) | |
| Unknownb | 6 (54.5) | 5 (45.5) | 11 (2.4) | |
| Perceived Risk of Witnessing an Overdose (last 6 months)c | < 0.01 | |||
| Never | 11 (22.0) | 39 (78.0) | 50 (11.0) | |
| Ever | 222 (56.8) | 169 (43.2) | 391 (86.3) | |
| Unknownb | 6 (50.0) | 6 (50.0) | 12 (2.6) | |
| Opioid Use (last 6 months) | < 0.01 | |||
| Yes | 157 (57.7) | 115 (42.3) | 272 (60.0) | |
| No | 66 (42.6) | 89 (57.4) | 155 (34.2) | |
| Unknownb | 16 (61.5) | 10 (38.5) | 26 (5.7) | |
| Opioid Overdose (last 6 months)d | 0.224 | |||
| Yes | 53 (63.9) | 30 (36.1) | 83 (18.3) | |
| No | 99 (55.0) | 81 (45.0) | 180 (39.7) | |
| Didn’t use opioids | 66 (42.6) | 89 (57.4) | 155 (34.2) | |
| Unknownb | 21 (60.0) | 14 (40.0) | 35 (7.7) | |
| Stimulant Overdose (last 6 months) | 0.286 | |||
| Yes | 43 (59.7) | 29 (40.3) | 72 (15.9) | |
| No | 182 (52.0) | 168 (48.0) | 350 (77.3) | |
| Unknownb | 14 (45.2) | 17 (54.8) | 31 (6.8) | |
| Opioid Overdose Witnessed (last 6 months) | < 0.01 | |||
| Yes | 158 (61.5) | 99 (38.5) | 257 (56.7) | |
| No | 58 (39.7) | 88 (60.3) | 146 (32.2) | |
| Unknownb | 23 (46.0) | 27 (54.0) | 50 (11.0) | |
| Stimulant Overdose Witnessed (last 6 months) | 0.026 | |||
| Yes | 103 (59.5) | 70 (40.5) | 173 (38.2) | |
| No | 111 (47.8) | 121 (52.2) | 232 (51.2) | |
| Unknownb | 25 (52.1) | 23 (47.9) | 48 (10.6) | |
a Chi square tests exclude participants with unknown explanatory variables
bUnknown includes missing and “prefer not to say” responses
c “Never” = “Never”; “Ever” = “Rarely/sometimes/often/all the time”
d “Didn’t use opioids” is shown but is not included in the chi square test