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. 2022 Apr 15;3:100054. doi: 10.1016/j.dadr.2022.100054

Table 1.

Factors Associated with Avoiding Drug Treatment for Fear of Child Welfare among those with Children (n=403).

Total Sample
Women
Men
N (%) Avoided
Treatment
PR (95% CI) N (%) Avoided
Treatment
PR (95% CI) N (%) Avoided
Treatment
PR (95% CI)
Age, years 0.99 (0.96, 1.02) 0.98 (0.95, 1.01) 1.02 (0.96, 1.07)
Race/Ethnicity
 White 8 (34.8) Ref 7 (46.7) Ref 1 (12.5) Ref
 Black 26 (20.6) 0.59 (0.31, 1.14) 10 (23.3) 0.50 (0.23, 1.07) 16 (19.3) 1.52 (0.23, 10.20)
 Hispanic 16 (14.7) 0.42 (0.20, 0.87) 9 (23.1) 0.49 (0.22, 1.09) 7 (10.0) 0.80 (0.11, 5.72)
 Other 1 (20.0) 0.58 (0.09, 3.63) 0 (0.0) N/A 1 (50.0) 4.00 (0.40, 40.01)

Borough of Residence
 Manhattan 21 (22.3) Ref 11 (30.6) Ref 10 (17.2) Ref
 Staten Island 2 (33.3) 1.49 (0.45, 4.93) 2 (50.0) 1.63 (0.54, 4.91) 0 (0.0) N/A
 Brooklyn 8 (16.3) 0.73 (0.35, 1.53) 2 (14.3) 0.47 (0.12, 1.85) 6 (17.1) 0.99 (0.40, 2.50)
 Bronx 20 (19.6) 0.88 (0.51, 1.51) 10 (25.6) 0.84 (0.40, 1.74) 10 (15.9) 0.92 (0.41, 2.05)
 Queens 1 (6.7) 0.30 (0.04, 2.06) 1 (14.3) 0.47 (0.07, 3.08) 0 (0.0) N/A

Currently Homeless
 No 39 (21.7) Ref 21 (29.2) Ref 18 (16.7) Ref
 Yes 13 (15.1) 0.70 (0.39, 1.24) 5 (17.9) 0.61 (0.26, 1.47) 8 (13.8) 0.83 (0.38, 1.79)

Employment Status
 Not employed/unable to work 42 (19.1) Ref 22 (25.3) Ref 20 (15.0) Ref
 Employed 10 (23.8) 1.25 (0.68, 2.29) 4 (36.4) 1.44 (0.61, 3.41) 6 (19.4) 1.29 (0.56, 2.94)

Educational Attainment
 Less than High School 18 (22.5) Ref 10 (30.3) Ref 8 (17.0) Ref
 High School Graduate/GED 22 (21.0) 0.93 (0.54, 1.62) 11 (29.0) 0.96 (0.46, 1.96) 11 (16.4) 0.96 (0.42, 2.22)
 Some College or Greater 12 (14.8) 0.66 (0.34, 1.28) 5 (17.2) 0.57 (0.22, 1.47) 7 (13.5) 0.79 (0.31, 2.02)

Marital Status
 Widowed/Divorced/Never Married 38 (19.2) Ref 18 (26.1) Ref 20 (15.5) Ref
 Married/Cohabiting as Married 14 (20.6) 1.07 (0.62, 1.86) 8 (25.8) 0.99 (0.48, 2.03) 6 (16.2) 1.04 (0.45, 2.41)

Ever Incarcerated
 No 6 (16.2) Ref 5 (21.7) Ref 1 (7.1) Ref
 Yes 46 (20.1) 1.24 (0.57, 2.70) 21 (27.3) 1.25 (0.53, 2.96) 25 (16.4) 2.30 (0.34, 15.80)

3 or More Traumatic Experiences during Childhood
 No 15 (16.3) Ref 8 (32.0) Ref 7 (10.4) Ref
 Yes 32 (20.9) 1.28 (0.73, 2.24) 15 (23.1) 0.72 (0.35, 1.49) 17 (19.3) 1.85 (0.81, 4.21)

Non-Using Network Gave Tangible Support in Past 3 Mos
 No 21 (20.0) Ref 9 (24.3) Ref 12 (17.6) Ref
 Yes 31 (19.4) 0.97 (0.59, 1.59) 17 (27.0) 1.11 (0.55, 2.23) 14 (14.4) 0.82 (0.40, 1.66)

Non-Using Network Gave Emotional Support in Past 3 Mos
 No 12 (20.3) Ref 4 (19.0) Ref 8 (21.0) Ref
 Yes 40 (19.7) 0.97 (0.54, 1.72) 22 (27.8) 1.46 (0.56, 3.79) 18 (14.5) 0.69 (0.32, 1.46)

Age at First Opioid Use
 11-17 Years 15 (17.9) Ref 5 (21.7) Ref 10 (16.4) Ref
 18-21 Years 8 (16.3) 0.91 (0.42, 2.00) 5 (20.0) 0.92 (0.30, 2.78) 3 (12.5) 0.76 (0.23, 2.54)
 22-29 Years 21 (35.6) 1.99 (1.12, 3.53) 12 (52.2) 2.40 (1.01, 5.72) 9 (25.0) 1.52 (0.68, 3.40)
 30 or Older 8 (11.3) 0.63 (0.28, 1.40) 4 (14.3) 0.66 (0.20, 2.17) 4 (9.3) 0.57 (0.19, 1.69)

Injected Heroin in Past 30 Days
 No 39 (19.8) Ref 18 (25.4) Ref 21 (16.7) Ref
 Yes 11 (16.7) 0.84 (0.46, 1.55) 7 (25.9) 1.02 (0.48, 2.17) 4 (10.3) 0.62 (0.22, 1.69)

Opioid Use Disorder
 Mild/Moderate 5 (10.2) Ref 4 (15.4) Ref 1 (4.4) Ref
 Severe 44 (22.3) 2.19 (0.91, 5.24) 21 (30.4) 1.97 (0.75, 5.23) 23 (18.0) 4.13 (0.58, 29.23)

Ever Been in Opioid Use Treatment
 No 6 (33.3) Ref 3 (37.5) Ref 3 (30.0) Ref
 Yes 46 (18.6) 0.56 (0.28, 1.12) 23 (25.0) 0.67 (0.25, 1.75) 23 (14.7) 0.49 (0.18, 1.36)

Drug Use Stigma
 Low (score <13) 14 (10.9) Ref 8 (15.7) Ref 6 (7.8) Ref
 High (score ≥13) 37 (27.4) 2.50 (1.42, 4.42) 18 (36.7) 2.34 (1.12, 4.89) 19 (22.1) 2.84 (1.19, 6.74)