Table 1 Sociodemographic, AOD use and AOD-related sex risk variables by ethnicity (N = 720)
Measure | Total Sample (N= 720) | Black African Women (n=324) | Coloured Women (n=396) | Test statistic [t(df) or χ2(df)] | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic variables | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Age | 23.13 (4.25) | 22.26 (4.07) | 23.85 (4.26) | 5.09 (718) | <0.0001 |
Average income in past month (M, SD)a | 268.45 (464.03) | 168.10 (353.90) | 350.60 (523.90) | −5.55 (694) | <0.0001 |
High school education incomplete (Yes) | 640 (88.89%) | 268 (82.72%) | 372 (93.94%) | 22.73 (1) | <0.0001 |
Unemployed (Yes) | 648 (90.00%) | 280 (86.42%) | 368 (92.93%) | 8.39 (1) | 0.004 |
AOD use variables | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Past month heavy drinking (Yes) | 270 (37.50) | 98 (30.25) | 172 (43.43) | 13.22 (1) | 0.0003 |
Methamphetamine- positive (Yes; n, %) | 445 (61.89) | 118 (36.53) | 327 (82.58) | 159.90 (1) | <0.0001 |
Cannabis-positive (Yes; n, %) | 567 (78.86) | 303 (93.81) | 264 (66.67) | 78.61(1) | <0.0001 |
MSP drunk in past month (Yes) | 429 (62.35) | 236 (72.84) | 193 (53.02) | 28.68 (1) | <0.0001 |
MSP drug use in past month (Yes) | 441 (64.10) | 162 (50.00) | 279 (76.65) | 52.90 (1) | <0.0001 |
Think you have an alcohol problem (Yes) | 91 (12.66) | 54 (16.67) | 37 (9.37) | 8.58 (1) | 0.003 |
Think you have a drug problem (Yes) | 466 (64.72) | 174 (53.70) | 292 (73.74) | 31.33 (1) | <0.0001 |
AOD-related sex risks | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
AOD-impaired and unprotected last sex | 276 (38.33) | 63 (19.44) | 213 (53.79) | 88.91 (1) | <0.0001 |
MSP AOD-impaired at last sex | 342 (47.50) | 102 (31.48) | 240 (60.61) | 60.61(1) | <0.0001 |