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Table 2 Comparisons of substance use among FEWs with a lower and higher level of psychological distress

From: HIV risk and psychological distress among female entertainment workers in Cambodia: a cross-sectional study

Substance use in the past 3 months

Total

Total GHQ-12 score

(n = 657)

≤3 (n = 373)

>3 (n = 284)

p-value*

Drunk at least a full glass of alcohol

609 (92.7)

339 (90.9)

270 (95.1)

0.04

Mean number of days getting drunk (past month)

18.7 ± 12.6

18.4 ± 12.6

19.2 ± 12.5

0.46

Mean amount of alcohol per day (cans, glasses)

6.2 ± 7.7

5.7 ± 7.3

6.7 ± 8.2

0.11

Had been forced to drink at work in past 3 months

170 (28.0)

67 (19.8)

103 (38.3)

<0.001

Used any kinds of illicit drugs

11 (1.7)

2 (0.5)

9 (3.2)

0.01

  1. Abbreviations: FEWs female entertainment workers, GHQ general health questionnaire
  2. Values are number (%) for categorical variables and mean ± SD for continuous variables
  3. *Chi-square test was used for categorical variables and Student’s t-test was used for continuous variables