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However, few studies characterized utilization of formal (eg, outreach workers, healthcare professionals) and informal (eg, friends\/family) supports. Therefore, we sought to estimate the prevalence of and factors associated with receiving each type of support among PWUD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We used data from 2 prospective cohort studies of PWUD in Vancouver, Canada, in 2017 to 2020. We constructed separate multivariable generalized linear mixed-effects models to identify factors associated with receiving each of the 3 types of supports (ie, healthcare professionals, outreach workers\/peer navigators, and informal supports) compared to no supports.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of 996 participants, 350 (35.1%) reported receiving supports in the past 6\u2009months at baseline, through informal supports (6.2%), outreach workers (14.1%), and healthcare professionals (20.9%). In multivariable analyses, HIV positivity, chronic pain, and avoiding healthcare due to the past mistreatment were positively associated with receiving supports from each of healthcare professionals and outreach workers. Men were less likely to receive any types of the supports (all P\u2009&lt;\u2009.05).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Utilization of healthcare access supports was relatively low in this sample. However, formal supports appeared to have reached PWUD exhibiting more comorbidities and experiencing discrimination in healthcare. Further efforts to make formal supports more available would benefit PWUD with unmet healthcare needs, particularly men.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/29767342241249870","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,28]],"date-time":"2024-05-28T07:45:53Z","timestamp":1716882353000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Characterizing the Use of Healthcare Access Supports Among People Who Use Drugs in Vancouver, Canada, 2017 to 2020: A Cohort Study"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3843-2928","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kanna","family":"Hayashi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, Vancouver, BC, Canada"},{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, 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