Table 3 Barriers to utilization of services
Kazakhstan | Kyrgyzstan | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group A (reg. PWUD) (%) | Group B (non-reg. PWUD) (%) | Group A (reg. PWUD) (%) | Group B (non-reg. PWUD) (%) | |
N = 55 | N = 283 | N = 8 | N = 307 | |
Barriers to utilization of drug-related servicesa | ||||
I think I do not need treatment | 76.4 | 60.9* | 75.0 | 62.9 |
I think that current available treatment is not effective | 29.1 | 29.0 | 25.0 | 16.3 |
I heard stories about the treatment regime that made me dislike it | 25.5 | 19.3 | 62.5 | 9.8* |
I heard stories about treatment staff that made me dislike it | 16.4 | 15.1 | 50.0 | 5.2* |
I cannot afford to pay for treatment/treatment is too expensive | 14.5 | 15.5 | 50.0 | 17.3* |
I do not trust governmental facilities | 12.7 | 21.8 | 37.5 | 10.7* |
I am afraid of problems with police if they know I was in treatment as a drug user | 10.9 | 41.2* | 37.5 | 19.9 |
Afraid that then everybody will know I am a drug user | 9.1 | 41.2* | 25.0 | 36.2 |
I do not want to be registered with narcology | 7.3 | 51.3* | 12.5 | 24.4 |