Table 2 Number and proportion of Indigenous cancer patients that used health services, by cancer type, in Queensland
From: Health service utilization by indigenous cancer patients in Queensland: a descriptive study
Type of cancer (ICD 10) | Health services groups | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number cancer patients | Indigenous health workers/ services | Information sources | Support services | Community services | Allied health workers/ services | Others | Overall use of health services** | ||||||||
N | N* | (%) | N* | (%) | N* | % | N* | % | N* | % | N* | (%) | Median | Range | |
Breast (C50) | 35 | 26 | (74) | 28 | (80) | 12 | (34) | 16 | (46) | 26 | (74) | 5 | (14) | 3 | 1-6 |
Blood related (lymphoid/haematopoietic and related tissue) (C81-C96) | 22 | 19 | (86) | 18 | (82) | 8 | (36) | 12 | (54) | 19 | (86) | - | - | 4 | 0-5 |
Lung (C30-C39) | 19 | 16 | (84) | 13 | (68) | 6 | (32) | 10 | (53) | 13 | (68) | 4 | (21) | 3 | 1-6 |
Gastroenterological (C15-C26) | 17 | 14 | (82) | 10 | (59) | 3 | (18) | 6 | (35) | 13 | (76) | 3 | (18) | 3 | 0-6 |
Lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14) | 15 | 13 | (87) | 8 | (53) | 3 | (20) | 10 | (67) | 12 | (80) | 2 | (13) | 3 | 1-5 |
Male genital organs (C60-C63) | 15 | 9 | (60) | 8 | (53) | 5 | (33) | 8 | (53) | 11 | (73) | 2 | (13) | 3 | 0-4 |
Gynaecological (C51-C58) | 14 | 8 | (57) | 11 | (79) | 4 | (29) | 4 | (29) | 10 | (71) | 4 | (29) | 3 | 0-4 |
Thyroid/other endocrine glands (C73-C75) | 06 | 2 | (33) | 4 | (67) | 2 | (33) | - | - | 2 | (33) | 2 | (33) | 1 | 1-5 |
Others | 19 | 15 | (79) | 15 | (79) | 5 | (26) | 4 | (21) | 10 | (53) | 3 | (16) | - | - |
p value*** | 0.375 | 0.187 | 0.876 | 0.120 | 0.501 | 0.277 | - | ||||||||
Total | 157 | 120 | 111 | 46 | 70 | 114 | 24 | ||||||||