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and culturally-appropriate for the communities they target. The current studydirectly addresses this gap in South African treatment services research.Thirdly, prior research on access to substance abuse treatment services hasgenerally been atheoretical. These earlier studies failed to incorporate analyticalmodels that provide a theoretical context for the interpretation of findings andthus provide limited insight into how barriers interact with need to predict accessto treatment. This atheoretical approach not only limits our understanding of therelationships between predictors of access but also makes it difficult to developinterventions that effectively enhance access to services. This study redressesthis limitation by applying a widely accepted theory of health service utilization tothe substance abuse treatment arena.Finally, a study that describes whether difficulties in access to substance abusetreatment exist (and the reasons for these difficulties) is useful as it can (i)identify areas that can be changed by policy, (ii) guide the design of interventionsto improve access, and (iii) suggest ways in treatment service delivery can beimproved (Thind & Andersen, 2003). In addition, through developing evidencebasedinterventions to improve access, this study could help redress inequities inservice delivery.1.6. OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE STUDYThe purpose of this study is to explore access to substance abuse treatment forpeople from HDCs in the Cape Town metropole. The study aims to identifyfactors associated with access to treatment in HDCs and to determine whetheraccess is equitable. Using the Behavioural Health Services Utilization Model as aframework, this study compares and contrasts out-of-treatment substanceabusers and recipients of treatment on a range of factors thought to beassociated with treatment utilization. It is hoped that findings from this study willbe used to develop interventions that enhance access to substance abusetreatment for persons from these communities.13
CONCEPTUAL MODELThis study’s conceptual model (Figure 1) is an adaptation of the BehaviouralModel of Health Services Utilization (BHSU) (Andersen, 1995). The BHSU is awell-established framework for understanding the determinants of health careaccess and continues to be a relevant and revolving model in health servicesresearch (Aday & Awe, 1997). This model adopts a systems approach thatintegrates a range of individual, contextual and provider-related variablesassociated with the use of health services (Phillips et al., 1998).Figure 1.Conceptual model of access to treatment based on the BHSUEnvironmentHealth system• Policy• Resources• OrganizationSubstanceabusetreatmentsystem• Policy• Resources• OrganizationExternalenvironment• Power• Historicaland politicalinfluences• Economics• PolicyPopulationCharacteristicsPredisposingattributes• Demographic• Socialstructure• Health beliefs• SocialcognitiveEnablingattributes• Personal• Community• ProviderNeed• Perceivedneed (internal)• Perceivedneed (external)• EvaluatedneedHealth behaviourUse of substanceabuse treatmentservices• Type• Site• Purpose• Frequency14
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Page 3 and 4: CONTENTSINTRODUCTION ..............
Page 5 and 6: 5.4. SUMMARY.......................
Page 7 and 8: al., 2004; Reddy et al., 2003; Shis
Page 9 and 10: 1.3. IS ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE T
Page 11 and 12: 1.4.2. Racial disparities in the ne
Page 13: illegally and are unregulated by th
Page 17 and 18: presenting problems and ability to
Page 19 and 20: need for services is the most immed
Page 21 and 22: This study focuses specifically on
Page 23 and 24: METHOD3.1. STUDY AIMS & OBJECTIVESA
Page 25 and 26: the researcher to explore possible
Page 27 and 28: esidential areas from each of the s
Page 29 and 30: 3.3.2.4. Data collection: controlsF
Page 31 and 32: o Problem recognition, Desire for h
Page 33 and 34: Table 1.Domains and measures compri
Page 35 and 36: The 19-item MOS-SSS measures functi
Page 37 and 38: information on the accessibility of
Page 39 and 40: RESULTS: PHASE ONE4.1. VARIABLES AS
Page 41 and 42: efficacy to stop using drugs for mo
Page 43 and 44: (Table 6). Effect sizes were large
Page 45 and 46: were 2.4 times more likely to not a
Page 47 and 48: esteem scales (Table 9). Stigma als
Page 49 and 50: Table 10.Logistic regression coeffi
Page 51 and 52: 4.2.2. Model 2: Predisposing variab
Page 53 and 54: poverty scale, and the variable “
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Page 57 and 58: controls had greater self-efficacy
Page 59 and 60: and R1000 per month than their fema
Page 61 and 62: subjects earning less than R500 per
Page 63 and 64: and race (Table 16). This indicates
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were 3 times more likely to earn le
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(which are higher for Black/African
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substance use or remain abstinent d
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monetary needs rise, subjects repor
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with improved awareness of services
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4.4.4.4. Predictors of “community
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• In historically disadvantaged c
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RESULTS: PHASE TWODuring qualitativ
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5.1.1.3. Government’s responses t
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“Part of the government's agenda
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putting extra strain and pressure o
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The impact of availability and affo
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availability of affordable services
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completed a hospital-based detoxifi
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“I have thirty beds that are unus
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“I don't see it amongst the bona
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going to be a good day. So, yes it
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in the fourth week they relapse, it
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esponses to treatment, in part, are
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• Awareness of appropriate treatm
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This perception is prevalent in Col
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substance abuse problem - without a
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o These community influences are lo
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6.2.1. Awareness of substance abuse
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informational support can improve a
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salient for low-income groups who h
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diminishing self-efficacy and motiv
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self-efficacy and negative percepti
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6.3. TREATMENT SYSTEM FACTORS ASSOC
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This study found that limited resou
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6.4. RECOMMENDATIONSBased on study
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• As findings suggest that female
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• While the affordability of trea
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To address these barriers, we argue
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o To ensure objectivity, this needs
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egistration process should gather i
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REFERENCESAday, L.A., & Awe, W.C. (
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First, MB; Spitzer, RL; Gibbon, M;
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Myers, B., & Parry, C.D.H. (2005).
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Ross, M.W., Williams, M.L., Timpson
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