A comparison of the need for health care and use of health care by injection-drug users, other chronic drug users, and nondrug users
A comparison of the need for health care and use of health care by injection-drug users, other chronic drug users, and nondrug users
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DOI：
10.1177/0002764298041008007
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发表时间：
1998-05-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
McCoy, CB
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作者：
Chitwood, DD;McBride, DC;McCoy, CB
本文比较了注射吸毒者、其他慢性吸毒者和非吸毒者的卫生保健需求和卫生保健利用。分析了1,330名非西班牙裔白色、非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔/拉丁裔男性和女性的数据，以确定两个结局变量的独立风险因素：（a）需要医疗保健治疗和（B）使用医疗保健治疗。在逻辑回归模型中评估了10个独立的人口统计学、健康和药物使用变量。药物使用（注射药物使用或其他慢性药物使用），是女性，有保险，和感知的健康状况非常好/好或公平/差独立相关的医疗保健需求增加。注射毒品和其他慢性毒品使用减少了接受保健治疗的可能性，而女性、有保险和健康状况一般/差的感觉增加了接受保健的可能性。
This article compares the health care need and health care use of injection drug users, other chronic drug users, and nondrug users. Data from 1,330 non-Hispanic White, African American, and Hispanic/Latino men and women were analyzed to determine independent risk factors for two outcome variables: (a) need for health care treatment and (b) use of health care treatment. Ten independent demographic, health, and drug use variables were assessed in logistic regression models. Drug use (injection drug use or other chronic drug use), being female, having insurance, and perceived health status of very good/good or fair/poor were independently associated with increased need for health care. Injection drug use and other chronic drug use decreased the likelihood of receiving health care treatment, whereas being female, having insurance, and a perceived health status of fair/poor increased the likelihood of receiving health care.