Table 3 Multivariate associations between race/ethnicity and service utilization among adults with a lifetime drug use disorder who used at least one type of service (N = 600)
Treatment type | Blacks Hispanics (Whites as reference) AOR (95% CI) | Whites Hispanics (Blacks as reference) AOR (95% CI) | Whites Blacks (Hispanics as reference) AOR (95% CI) | Adjusted Wald F (p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Narcotics/cocaine/alcoholics Anonymous or any 12 step meeting | 2.96 (1.53–5.72) .45 (0.18–1.15) | .34 (.17 – .65) .30 (.14 – .67) | 1.21 (.62 – 2.03) 3.31 (1.50 – 7.31) | 6.07 (.004) |
Private physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, or other professional | .56 (.34 – .93) .85 (.49 – 1.48) | 1.79 (1.08 – 2.96) 1.52 (.77 – 2.99) | 1.18 (.68 – 2.04) .66 (.33 – 1.29) | 2.74 (.072) |
Drug/alcohol rehabilitation program | 2.19 (1.34 – 3.57) .77 (.42 – 1.44) | .46 (.28 – .74) .35 (.18 – .71) | 1.29 (.70 – 2.39) 2.83 (1.42 – 5.65) | 6.79 (.002) |
Outpatient clinic, including outreach and day/partial patient program | 2.23 (1.26 – 3.94) .76 (.41 – 1.39) | .45 (.25 – .79) .34 (.17 – .70) | 1.32 (.72 – 2.41) 2.94 (1.44 – 6.00) | 5.31 (.007) |
Inpatient ward of psychiatric/general hospital or community mental health program | .56 (.34 – .93) .85 (.49 – 1.48) | 1.79 (1.08 – 2.96) 1.52 (.77 – 2.99) | 1.18 (.68 – 2.04) .66 (.33 – 1.29) | 4.61 (.013) |
Clergyman, priest, or rabbi because of medicine/drug use | 2.79 (1.52 – 5.14) 1.39 (.65 – 3.01) | .36 (.19 – .66) .50 (.21 – 1.19) | .72 (.33 – 1.55) 2.00 (.84 – 4.77) | 5.55 (.006) |
Other agency or professional | 2.33 (1.13 – 4.77) 1.49 (.71 – 3.16) | .43 (.21 – .88) .64 (.27 – 1.55) | .67 (.32 – 1.41) 1.56 (.64 – 3.75) | 2.70 (.075) |
Employment assistance program (EAP) | 1.68 (.72 – 3.91) .57 (.17 – 1.93) | .59 (.26 – 1.38) .34 (.09 – 1.25) | 1.76 (.52 – 6.00) 2.97 (.80 – 11.01) | 1.56 (.217) |