Table 3 Health service and demographic characteristics by prescribed safer supply medication receipt
Total N = 491 N (%) | Did not receive PSS N = 410 (83.5%) N (%) | Received PSS N = 81 (16.5%) N (%) | Chi-square p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||||
Age | ||||
< 30 years | 63 (12.8) | 44 (19.7) | 19 (23.5) | 0.003 |
30–39 years | 128 (26.1) | 107 (26.1) | 21 (25.9) | |
40–49 years | 127 (25.9) | 102 (24.9) | 25 (30.9) | |
≥ 50 years | 158 (32.2) | 144 (35.1) | 14 (17.3) | |
Unknown | 15 (3.1) | 13 (3.2) | 2 (2.5) | |
Gender | ||||
Cis man | 307 (62.5) | 256 (62.4) | 51 (63.0) | 0.126 |
Cis woman | 168 (34.2) | 144 (35.1) | 24 (29.6) | |
Transgender and gender diverse | 8 (1.6) | 5 (1.2) | 3 (3.7) | |
Missing | 8 (1.6) | 5 (1.2) | 3 (3.7) | |
Housing | 15 (3.1) | |||
Stable | 267 (54.4) | 227 (55.4) | 40 (49.4) | 0.100 |
Unstable | 210 (42.8) | 169 (41.2) | 41 (50.6) | |
Unknown | 14 (2.9) | 14 (3.4) | 0 | |
Employment status | ||||
Employed | 94 (19.1) | 78 (19.0) | 16 (19.8) | 0.887 |
Unemployed | 367 (74.7) | 306 (74.6) | 61 (75.3) | |
Unknown | 30 (6.1) | 26 (6.3) | 4 (4.94) | |
Urbanicity | ||||
Large urban population centre | 167 (34.0) | 151 (36.8) | 16 (19.8) | 0.003 |
Medium population centre | 179 (36.5) | 149 (36.3) | 30 (37.0) | |
Small population centre | 145 (29.5) | 110 (26.8) | 35 (43.2) | |
Health authority | ||||
Fraser health | 95 (19.3) | 89 (21.7) | 6 (7.4) | < 0.001 |
Interior health | 136 (27.7) | 121 (29.5) | 15 (18.5) | |
Island health | 110 (22.4) | 99 (24.2) | 11 (13.6) | |
Northern health | 85 (17.3) | 56 (13.7) | 29 (35.8) | |
Vancouver coastal health | 65 (13.2) | 45 (11.0) | 20 (24.7) | |
L6M service access | ||||
Overdose prevention site | 137 (27.9) | 104 (28.3) | 33 (44.0) | 0.007 |
Drug checking services | 192 (39.1) | 151 (36.8) | 41 (50.6) | 0.020 |
Opioid agonist treatment | ||||
Yes | 193 (39.3) | 140 (34.2) | 53 (65.4) | < 0.001 |
No | 234 (47.7) | 214 (52.2) | 20 (24.7) | |
NA, do not use opioids or PNTA | 64 (13.0) | 56 (13.7) | 8 (9.9) | |