Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Opioid Agonist Treatment Receipt and Retention at an Integrated Safety-Net Health System

Key Points

• The research aims to explore how sociodemographic factors are linked to opioid agonist treatment receipt and retention.
• Analyzed associations between patient characteristics and opioid agonist treatment (OAT) receipt.
• Identified patterns of treatment and retention based on sociodemographic factors.
• Utilized a model examining cumulative and uneven disadvantages.
• Identified three patterns affecting treatment and retention: cumulative disadvantage, uneven disadvantage, and inverse associations.
• Cumulative disadvantage factors were linked to both lower treatment and retention rates.
• Some sociodemographic factors showed different impacts at various stages of treatment.