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Table 2 Referral and access to external services by SCS type

From: Service utilization patterns and characteristics among clients of integrated supervised consumption sites in Toronto, Canada

 

HR-embedded N (Col%)

CHC-embedded N (Col%)

p value

Total

305 (100)

164 (100)

 

Any referral

110 (36.1)

43 (26.2)

0.03

Any uptake of referral*

65 (59.1)

35 (81.4)

0.009

Treatment/harm reduction

   

 Referral

39 (12.8)

12 (7.3)

0.07

 Uptake*

22 (56.4)

8 (66.7)

0.53

Health care

   

 Referral

39 (12.8)

17 (10.4)

0.44

 Uptake*

19 (48.7)

16 (94.1)

0.001

Social services

   

 Referral

26 (8.5)

12 (7.3)

0.65

 Uptake*

12 (46.2)

11 (91.7)

0.008

Housing

   

 Referral

25 (8.2)

11 (6.7)

0.56

 Uptake*

19 (76.0)

9 (81.8)

1.00

Counselling

   

 Referral

9 (3.0)

6 (3.7)

0.68

 Uptake*

6 (66.7)

5 (83.3)

0.60

Other services

   

 Referral

17 (5.6)

1 (0.6)

0.008

 Uptake*

10 (58.8)

1 (100.0)

1.00

  1. HR harm reduction, CHC community health center, Col% column percent
  2. *Among those who received a referral