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Table 5 Intention to treat analysis examining impact of OST participation on social and behavioral outcomes (with baseline replacement for lost to follow up)

From: Retention and outcomes for clients attending a methadone clinic in a resource-constrained setting: a mixed methods prospective cohort study in Imphal, Northeast India

 

Baseline (T0)

6 weeks (T1)

6 months (T2)

12 months (T3)

P valuea

T0–T1

T0–T2

T0–T3

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Effect sizeb

P valuec

Effect sizeb

P valuec

Effect sizeb

P valuec

Injecting drug use (past 4 weeks)

73 (98.7)

7 (9.5)

19 (25.7)

20 (27.0)

0.000

2.286

0.000

1.850

0.000

1.820

0.000

Shared needle for injection (past 4 weeks)

37 (50)

3 (4.1)

10 (13.5)

10 (13.5)

0.000

1.163

0.000

0.818

0.000

0.818

0.000

Property crime (past 4 weeks)

42 (56.8)

3 (4.1)

13 (17.6)

12 (16.2)

0.000

1.299

0.000

0.841

0.000

0.879

0.000

Anxiety symptoms (GAD-2: ≥ 3)d

30 (40.5)

3 (4.05)

9 (12.2)

11 (14.9)

0.000

0.975

0.000

0.667

0.000

0.588

0.000

Depression symptoms (PHQ-9: ≥ 10)e

55 (74.3)

4 (5.4)

22 (29.7)

16 (21.6)

0.000

1.609

0.000

0.926

0.000

1.112

0.000

Current suicidal ideation (PHQ-9: item 9)f

44 (59.5)

12 (16.2)

19 (25.7)

22 (29.7)

0.000

0.933

0.000

0.699

0.000

0.609

0.000

Poor physical health (self-perceived)

55 (74.3)

4 (5.4)

10 (13.5)

14 (18.9)

0.000

1.609

0.000

1.326

0.000

1.179

0.000

Poor family relationships

53 (71.6)

2 (2.7)

17 (23)

16 (21.6)

0.000

1.687

0.000

1.017

0.000

1.051

0.000

Very hopeful for future

9 (12.2)

16 (21.6)

28 (37.8)

32 (43.2)

0.000

0.253

0.127

0.611

0.000

0.721

0.000

Employment (employed)

42 (56.8)

38 (52.8)

43 (60.6)

53 (71.6)

0.007

0.080

0.439

0.077

0.832

0.310

0.016

Participation in family events

50 (67.6)

51 (68.9)

57 (77)

60 (81.1)

0.079

0.028

0.847

0.211

0.189

0.312

0.018

  1. aCochran chi square test for equality of proportions
  2. bEffect size was based on Cohen’s h (h = 0.2 is “small”, h = 0.5 is “medium”, and h = 0.8 is “large”)
  3. cMcNemar’s test for the difference between two proportions
  4. dGeneralised Anxiety Disorder (GAD-2) score of ≥ 3 represents the optimum cut-off when screening for anxiety
  5. ePatient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) scores of ≥ 10 represent the optimum cut-off when screening depression symptoms
  6. fAssessed using Item 9 of the PHQ-9