Table 5 Challenges faced by group (n = 276)
From: Developing a tool for the measurement of social exclusion in healthcare settings
Challenges | Group 1 – Presumed SE (n = 127) | Group 2 – Presumed not SE (n = 149) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Have you ever… | Been in prison or young offenders institution | 72 (57.6%) | 0 (0%) | < 0.001 |
Had a period in life when had six or more alcoholic drinks on a daily basis for more than a week | 74 (59.2%) | 15 (10.6%) | < 0.001 | |
Used 'hard' drugs e.g. heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, ecstasy, GHB | 75 (60.0%) | 12 (8.5%) | < 0.001 | |
Injected drugs | 44 (35.2%) | 0 (0%) | < 0.001 | |
Been admitted to hospital because of a mental health issue | 62 (49.6%) | 7 (4.7%) | < 0.001 | |
Been in state care as a child | 35 (28.0%) | 5 (3.5%) | < 0.001 | |
Been involved in street drinking | 68 (54.4%) | 17 (12.1%) | < 0.001 | |
Shoplifted because needed things like food, drugs, alcohol or money for somewhere to stay | 71 (56.8%) | 4 (2.8%) | < 0.001 | |
Asked people on the street for money | 58 (46.4%) | 1 (0.7%) | < 0.001 | |
Had sex or engaged in sex act in exchange for money, food, drugs or somewhere to stay | 8 (6.4%) | 2 (1.4%) | 0.05 | |
In the last month have you… | Used 'hard' drugs | 41 (32.8%) | 0 (0%) | < 0.001 |
Injected drugs | 18 (14.4%) | 0 (0%) | < 0.001 | |
Been admitted to hospital because of a mental health issue | 8 (6.4%) | 0 (0%) | 0.002 | |
Asked people on the street for money | 23 (18.4%) | 0 (0%) | < 0.001 | |
Had sex or engaged in sex act in exchange for money, food, drugs or somewhere to stay | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.7%) | 1.0 |