Table 3 Demographics, socioeconomic status (SEIFA), area of remoteness (ARIA) and health service utilization by Indigenous cancer patients in Queensland
From: Health service utilization by indigenous cancer patients in Queensland: a descriptive study
Characteristics | Health services groups | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total number of patients | Indigenous health workers/ services | Information sources | Support services | Community services | Allied Health workers/serv. | Others | |||||||||||||||||||
Use | Did not | Use | Did not | Use | Did not | Use | Did not | Use | Did not | Use | Did not | ||||||||||||||
N | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
Gender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Male | 72 | 59 | (82) | 13 | (18) | 45 | (63) | 27 | (38) | 17 | (24) | 55 | (76) | 33 | (46) | 39 | (54) | 52 | (72) | 20 | (28) | 09 | (13) | 63 | (88) |
Female | 85 | 61 | (72) | 24 | (28) | 66 | (78) | 19 | (22) | 29 | (34) | 56 | (66) | 37 | (44) | 48 | (56) | 62 | (73) | 23 | (27) | 15 | (18) | 70 | (82) |
p value | 0.134 | 0.038 | 0.150 | 0.772 | 0.920 | 0.372 | |||||||||||||||||||
Age group | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
19-39 years | 26 | 20 | (77) | 06 | (23) | 21 | (81) | 05 | (19) | 08 | (31) | 18 | (69) | 10 | (38) | 16 | (62) | 22 | (85) | 04 | (15) | 06 | (23) | 20 | (77) |
40-59 years | 86 | 67 | (78) | 19 | (22) | 62 | (72) | 24 | (28) | 26 | (30) | 60 | (70) | 38 | (44) | 48 | (56) | 62 | (72) | 24 | (28) | 14 | (16) | 72 | (84) |
≥60 years | 45 | 33 | (73) | 12 | (27) | 28 | (62) | 17 | (38) | 12 | (27) | 33 | (73) | 22 | (49) | 23 | (51) | 30 | (67) | 15 | (33) | 04 | (09) | 41 | (91) |
p value | 0.841 | 0.233 | 0.899 | 0.692 | 0.260 | 0.258 | |||||||||||||||||||
Education level* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less than high school | 98 | 73 | (74) | 25 | (26) | 61 | (62) | 37 | (38) | 23 | (23) | 75 | (77) | 50 | (51) | 48 | (49) | 68 | (69) | 30 | (31) | 13 | (13) | 85 | (87) |
High school and more | 57 | 45 | (79) | 12 | (21) | 50 | (88) | 07 | (12) | 23 | (40) | 34 | (60) | 20 | (35) | 37 | (65) | 44 | (77) | 13 | (23) | 11 | (19) | 46 | (81) |
p value | 0.530 | 0.001 | 0.027 | 0.055 | 0.295 | 0.317 | |||||||||||||||||||
Socioeconomic status (SEIFA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disadvantaged | 70 | 52 | (74) | 18 | (26) | 49 | (70) | 21 | (30) | 18 | (26) | 52 | (74) | 36 | (51) | 34 | (49) | 51 | (73) | 19 | (27) | 08 | (11) | 62 | (89) |
Advantaged | 87 | 68 | (78) | 19 | (22) | 62 | (71) | 25 | (29) | 28 | (32) | 59 | (68) | 34 | (39) | 53 | (61) | 63 | (72) | 24 | (28) | 16 | (18) | 71 | (82) |
p value | 0.570 | 0.863 | 0.376 | 0.122 | 0.951 | 0.228 | |||||||||||||||||||
Area of remoteness (ARIA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | 126 | 94 | (75) | 32 | (25) | 88 | (70) | 38 | (30) | 40 | (32) | 86 | (68) | 56 | (44) | 70 | (56) | 91 | (72) | 35 | (28) | 20 | (16) | 106 | (84) |
Remote | 31 | 26 | (84) | 5 | (16) | 23 | (74) | 8 | (26) | 06 | (19) | 25 | (81) | 14 | (45) | 17 | (55) | 23 | (74) | 08 | (26) | 04 | (13) | 27 | (87) |
p value | 0.276 | 0.633 | 0.174 | 0.943 | 0.825 | 0.681 | |||||||||||||||||||