Table 4 Alcohol, non-injected and injected illegal drug use among the cohort
From: Characterization of HIV risks in a Brazilian sickle cell disease population
SCD (cases = 152) | Non- SCD (controls =154) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Alcohol ingestion | |||||
-Never | 91 | 59.9 | 65 | 42.2 | .006 |
-1–3 times per month or less | 45 | 29.6 | 52 | 33.8 | |
-1–2 times per week | 11 | 7.2 | 23 | 14.9 | |
-3–6 times per week | 5 | 3.3 | 11 | 7.1 | |
-Everyday | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.0 | |
n/ median | IQR | n/ median | IQR | ||
Number of drinks | 3 | 2–5 | 3 | 2–6.5 | .9 |
Use of any non-injected illegal drugs | 25 | 16.4 | 19 | 12.3 | .3 |
Share of pipes or straw with another person | |||||
-Never | 10 | 40.0 | 9 | 47.4 | .7 |
-Sometimes | 11 | 44.0 | 9 | 47.4 | |
-Always | 3 | 12.0 | 1 | 5.2 | |
-Don’t know/ refuse to answer | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Use of illegal injection drugs | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | .9 |
Type of illegal drugs used* | |||||
-Cocaine | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | ƚ |
-Mushrooms | 1 | 4.0 | 1 | 5.3 | .8 |
-LSD | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 15.8 | .07 |
-Other | 4 | 16.0 | 1 | 5.3 | .4 |
Shared needles or syringes to inject non-prescription substances | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.3 | .99 |