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Table 5 Risk and protective factors associated with initiation of crack-cocaine use (n = 479)

From: Factors associated with crack-cocaine early initiation: a Brazilian multicenter study

 

P-valuea

95% CI

Did your parents/caregivers really know:

 Where you used to go in your spare time? (12–14 years) (n = 526)

0.043

0.04, 2.50

Between 15 and 17 years of age, how easily could you access:

 Marijuana (n = 561)

0.028

−3.81, −0.22

Between 15 and 17 years of age, how easily could you access:

 Crack-cocaine (n = 559)

< 0.001

−7.40, −4.90

During childhood/adolescence, how often did your parents/caregivers:

 Get drunk (n = 519)

0.602

−0.82, 1.42

Between 15 and 17 years of age, how many friends of yours used to:

 Smoke crack-cocaine (n = 555)

0.267

−3.02, 0.83

 Before the age of 15, have you ever threatened someone with a gun? (n = 567)

0.028

−2.57, −0.14

  1. CI Confidence Interval. Significant results (p < 0.05) are bolded
  2. aMultiple linear regression model