Impact of marginalization on characteristics and healthcare utilization among people with substance use disorder in Ontario, Canada, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study
SUD prevalence and most health service utilization remained similar from pre- to during-pandemic. Increasing marginalization was associated with increased use of healthcare among people with SUD. Future research should aim to further explore the complex relationship between marginalization and substance use.
Authors
- Mina Tadrous (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1911-6129)
- Cherry Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4072-0083)
- Ibukun‐Oluwa Omolade Abejirinde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0139-0541)
- Janette Brual
- Deva Thiruchelvam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9636-8915)
- Altea Kthupi
- Bilal Noreen Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2120-6019)
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Women's College Hospital (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312270
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.11
Funders
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
- Women's College Hospital