Healthcare beliefs, health information seeking, and healthcare setting preferences among women who inject drugs by community supervision status

Health & Justice

Paul A. D’Avanzo¹  Sarah Bauerle Bass¹  Ariel Hoadley¹  Jesse Brujaha²  Patrick J. Kelly² 

[1] Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University College of Public Health, 1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave., Ninth Floor, 19122, Philadelphia, PA, USA;Risk Communication Laboratory, Temple University College of Public Health, 1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave., Ninth Floor, 19122, Philadelphia, PA, USA;Risk Communication Laboratory, Temple University College of Public Health, 1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave., Ninth Floor, 19122, Philadelphia, PA, USA;

关键词: Community supervision;    Patient preference;    Health information seeking;    Injection drug use;    Healthcare setting;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40352-021-00135-9

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveWomen on community supervision who inject drugs have significant unmet healthcare needs. However, it remains unclear how the intersection of community supervision and injection drug use influences healthcare experiences and service setting preferences. The present study examines whether the intersection of community supervision and injection drug use is associated with differences in women’s healthcare beliefs, healthcare experiences, and service setting preferences.MethodsA secondary analysis was conducted on a previously collected sample of women who inject drugs recruited from a syringe exchange and social service organization for a cross-sectional survey. Participants (N = 64) were mostly White (75%), and more than a quarter were currently on probation or parole (26%).ResultsIndependent samples t-tests and chi-square tests revealed no significant differences on sociodemographic variables by community supervision status. There were no significant differences by community supervision status across seven indicators of healthcare confidence (ps > .05). However, results revealed significant differences in past experiences and beliefs about healthcare, health information seeking, and healthcare setting preferences by community supervision status (ps < .05), where women on community supervision less frequently sought health information and medical care outside of emergency departments.ConclusionsFindings provide preliminary evidence about differences in the healthcare experiences and setting preferences of women who inject drugs on community supervision.

【 授权许可】

CC BY