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Table 1 Factors associated with GSDOA awareness among survey respondents

From: Awareness and knowledge of the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act among people at risk of witnessing an overdose in British Columbia, Canada: a multi-methods cross sectional study

 

GSDOA Awareness

P-valuea

Aware (N = 239) n (row %)

Unaware (N = 214) n (row %)

Total (N = 453) n (column %)

Age (years)

   

0.162

  16 – 24 years

47 (44.3)

59 (55.7)

106 (23.4)

 

  25 – 34 years

54 (61.4)

34 (38.6)

88 (19.4)

 

  35 – 44 years

55 (56.7)

42 (43.3)

97 (21.4)

 

  45 – 54 years

47 (50.0)

47 (50.0)

94 (20.8)

 

  55 years and over

30 (51.7)

28 (48.3)

58 (12.8)

 

  Unknownb

6 (60.0)

4 (40.0)

10 (2.2)

 

Gender Identity

   

0.271

  Cis man

135 (52.9)

120 (47.1)

255 (56.3)

 

  Cis woman

95 (54.6)

79 (45.4)

174 (38.4)

 

  Trans and gender expansive

8 (36.4)

14 (63.6)

22 (4.9)

 

  Unknownb

1 (50.0)

1 (50.0)

2 (0.4)

 

Indigenous Self-Identification

   

0.097

  Indigenous

81 (47.1)

91 (52.9)

172 (38.0)

 

  Non-Indigenous

133 (55.9)

105 (44.1)

238 (52.5)

 

  Unknownb

25 (58.1)

18 (41.9)

43 (9.5)

 

Health Region

   

0.392

  Fraser

49 (51.6)

46 (48.4)

95 (21.0)

 

  Interior

72 (59.0)

50 (41.0)

122 (26.9)

 

  Island

43 (46.2)

50 (53.8)

93 (20.5)

 

  Northern

19 (47.5)

21 (52.5)

40 (8.8)

 

  Vancouver Coastal

56 (54.4)

47 (45.6)

103 (22.7)

 

Housing Status

   

0.852

  Private

89 (52.7)

80 (47.3)

169 (37.3)

 

  Supportive or Unstable Housing

112 (54.9)

92 (45.1)

204 (45.0)

 

  Homeless

35 (51.5)

33 (48.5)

68 (15.0)

 

  Unknownb

3 (25.0)

9 (75.0)

12 (2.6)

 

Employment

   

0.999

  Yes

77 (52.7)

69 (47.3)

146 (32.2)

 

  No

153 (52.8)

137 (47.2)

290 (64.0)

 

  Unknownb

9 (52.9)

8 (47.1)

17 (3.8)

 

Cellphone Possession

   

0.023

  Yes

167 (56.4)

129 (43.6)

296 (65.3)

 

  No

60 (44.1)

76 (55.9)

136 (30.0)

 

  Unknownb

12 (57.1)

9 (42.9)

21 (4.6)

 

Perceived Risk of Experiencing an Overdose (last 6 months)c

   

 < 0.01

  Never

95 (45.0)

116 (55.0)

211 (46.6)

 

  Ever

138 (59.7)

93 (40.3)

231 (51.0)

 

  Unknownb

6 (54.5)

5 (45.5)

11 (2.4)

 

Perceived Risk of Witnessing an Overdose (last 6 months)c

   

 < 0.01

  Never

11 (22.0)

39 (78.0)

50 (11.0)

 

  Ever

222 (56.8)

169 (43.2)

391 (86.3)

 

  Unknownb

6 (50.0)

6 (50.0)

12 (2.6)

 

Opioid Use (last 6 months)

   

 < 0.01

  Yes

157 (57.7)

115 (42.3)

272 (60.0)

 

  No

66 (42.6)

89 (57.4)

155 (34.2)

 

  Unknownb

16 (61.5)

10 (38.5)

26 (5.7)

 

Opioid Overdose (last 6 months)d

   

0.224

  Yes

53 (63.9)

30 (36.1)

83 (18.3)

 

  No

99 (55.0)

81 (45.0)

180 (39.7)

 

  Didn’t use opioids

66 (42.6)

89 (57.4)

155 (34.2)

 

  Unknownb

21 (60.0)

14 (40.0)

35 (7.7)

 

Stimulant Overdose (last 6 months)

   

0.286

  Yes

43 (59.7)

29 (40.3)

72 (15.9)

 

  No

182 (52.0)

168 (48.0)

350 (77.3)

 

  Unknownb

14 (45.2)

17 (54.8)

31 (6.8)

 

Opioid Overdose Witnessed (last 6 months)

   

 < 0.01

  Yes

158 (61.5)

99 (38.5)

257 (56.7)

 

  No

58 (39.7)

88 (60.3)

146 (32.2)

 

  Unknownb

23 (46.0)

27 (54.0)

50 (11.0)

 

Stimulant Overdose Witnessed (last 6 months)

   

0.026

  Yes

103 (59.5)

70 (40.5)

173 (38.2)

 

  No

111 (47.8)

121 (52.2)

232 (51.2)

 

  Unknownb

25 (52.1)

23 (47.9)

48 (10.6)

 
  1. a Chi square tests exclude participants with unknown explanatory variables
  2. bUnknown includes missing and “prefer not to say” responses
  3. c “Never” = “Never”; “Ever” = “Rarely/sometimes/often/all the time”
  4. d “Didn’t use opioids” is shown but is not included in the chi square test