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Table 3 Summary of multiple logistic regression analyses using predisposing, enabling and need factors as predictors of substance abuse treatment utilization

From: Barriers to alcohol and other drug treatment use among Black African and Coloured South Africans

Independent variables

Coloured participants (N = 489)

Black African participants (N =500)

 

OR a(95% CI)b,c

OR (95% CI)d

Predisposing variables

  

Gender (Male)

0.66 (0.34-1.31)

0.98 (0.21-4.57)

NES (values range from 10-90)

0.99 (0.91-6.61)

----------------- e

Need for treatment variables

  

Think need treatment (Yes)

----------------- e

13.70 (1.44-125.00)

Others think need treatment (Yes)

1.28 (0.54-3.06)

38.46 (3.98-333.33)

SOCRATES Problem Recognition scale (values range from 7 to 35)

1.04 (0.95-1.13)

0.87 (0.73-1.05)

SOCRATES Ambivalence scale (values range from 4 to 20)

1.04 (0.89-1.23)

1.12 (0.87-1.45)

SOCRATES Taking Steps to Change scale (values range from 8 to 40)

1.05 (0.99-1.12)

1.30 (1.13-1.48)

Enabling/restricting variables

  

Awareness: # known treatment centres (values range from 0-8)

4.42 (2.96-6.61)

35.50 (11.33-111.25)

Geographic access: Time to treatment in 15 min intervals (values range from 1-9)

0.49 (0.30-0.81)

0.04 (0.01-0.15)

Affordability barriers scale (values range from 1-5)

0.83 (0.79-0.87)

0.90 (0.83-0.98)

Stigma consciousness scale (values range from 1-10)

2.04 (1.52-2.73)

1.31 (0.89-1.95)

  1. a OR Odds Ratio.
  2. b 95% CI = 95% confidence intervals.
  3. c Model summary: χ2 (10; N = 489) = 422.89, p < 0.001; Nagelkerke R2 = 0.579.
  4. d Model summary: χ2 (10; N = 500) = 590.91, p < 0.001; Nagelkerke R2 = 0.691.
  5. e Variables not entered into the model.
  6. f The bolded odds ratios refer to statistically significant associations.