Health problems and help-seeking activities of methadone maintenance clients at Auckland Methadone Service (AMS): potential for community pharmacy service expansion?

Table 3 Individuals or groups most likely to be consulted with regard to health problems in Table 2. (N = 215)

Individual or group	*Most likely to consult (can tick up to 3)		Who else would consult (can tick as many as required)
	N	%	N	%
GP (doctor)	122	56.7	84	36.4
Partner	68	31.6	42	18.2
Pharmacist in chemist shop	60	27.9	95	41.1
Family/whanau¹ member	47	21.9	62	26.8
AMS Case manager	45	20.9	93	40.3
Friend	43	20.0	76	32.9
Chemist shop staff	15	7.0	37	16.0
Needle exchange staff	1	0.5	17	7.4
Maori health worker	0	0.0	5	2.2
Hapu, Iwi health kaimahi²	0	0.0	2	0.9
Other (includes Alcohol and drug hotline, CADS doctor, dentist, fellow methadone programme client, (mental health) nurse, therapist, naturopath, cleric).	12	5.6	11	4.8

*(NB respondents could tick up to three from a list. Those ticking more than three were excluded from this analysis).
¹Whanau is a Maori word which means "the extended family which includes the nuclear family, and aunts, uncles and cousins". http://www.justice.govt.nz/pubs/reports/1998/maori_consultation/glossary.html
²Hapu, Iwi health kaimahi – a community worker based in a local Maori community

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