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Table 1 Characteristics of sample: Women with Criminal Legal System Involvement and Medicaid in Oakland, CA (N = 328)

From: Routine and preventive health care use in the community among women sentenced to probation

 

N

%

Total

328

(100)

Outcome: Used routine or preventive care past six months

203

(62)

Predisposing

 Age - mean, median (range)

43, 44

(20–69)

Self-identified race

 Black

242

(74)

 White

30

 (9)

 Latinx

21

 (6)

 Asian or Pacific Islander

3

 (1)

 More than one race

28

 (9)

Highest level of education completed

 Less than high school or GED

114

 (35)

 High school or GED

101

 (31)

 Any college

113

 (35)

 Monthly income > $1000

93

 (29)

 Stable housing

206

(63)

 Homeless

161

 (49)

 Living with children

60

 (18)

 Lifetime years on parole or probation - mean, median (range)

6.6, 5

(0.1–40.1)

Enabling/impeding

 Enrolled in Medicaid post-ACA expansion

146

 (45)

 Have Primary Care Provider (PCP)

236

(72)

 Severe subsistence difficulty

49

 (15)

 Arrested in past year (miss = 2)

107

 (33)

 Currently on probation (miss = 6, dk refused)

168

 (52)

Need

 Chronic health condition*

268

(82)

  > 1 chronic health condition*

210

(62)

 Mental health condition**

256

(78)

 Unmet mental health care need in past 6 months

174

 (53)

 Emergency Department visit past 6 months

165

 (50)

 Moderate to severe drug abuse (DAST-10), miss = 1

133

 (41)

 Alcohol abuse (AUDIT-C positive)

131

 40)

  1. *Chronic pain, respiratory conditions, high blood pressure, arthritis, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, other chronic health condition
  2. **Depression, anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia