Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic, substance use, mental health and readiness to change characteristics of the total (N = 335) sample and those who completed the 3 month follow-up (N = 182)
Total Sample | Follow-up sample | |
|---|---|---|
N = 335 | N = 182 | |
Gender (%, n) | ||
Male | 65.5 % (218) | 62.1 % (113) |
Female | 34.5 % (115) | 37.9 % (69) |
Age (mean, SD) | 30.3 (9.6) | 30.1 (9.3) |
Race (%, n) | ||
Black | 58.9 % (195) | 52.0 % (93) |
Coloured | 40.3 % (135) | 48.0 % (86) |
Marital Status (%, n) | ||
Single | 82.9 % (272) | 84.7 % (150) |
Married/attached | 17.1 % (56) | 15.3 % (27) |
Education (%, n) | ||
Did not finish high school | 50.1 % (168) | 51.1 % (93) |
Finished high school | 49.9 % (167) | 48.9 % (89) |
Employment (%, n) | ||
Employed | 44.6 % (148) | 47.5 % (86) |
Unemployed | 55.4 % (184) | 52.5 % (95) |
Substance Use Involvement Scorea (mean, SD) | 19.3 (6.2) | 19.6 (6.5) |
Problem Alcohol use (%, n) | ||
Yes (%, n) | 86.6 % (290) | 86.3 % (157) |
No (%, n) | 13.4 % (45) | 13.7 % (25) |
Problem Cannabis use (%, n) | ||
Yes (%, n) | 14.6 % (49) | 12.6 % (23) |
No (%, n) | 85.4 % (286) | 87.4 % (159) |
Problem methamphetamine use (%, n) | ||
Yes (%, n) | 8.1 % (27) | 11.0 % (20) |
No (%, n) | 91.9 % (308) | 89.0 % (162) |
Alcohol use only | ||
Yes (%, n) | 78.2 % (262) | 77.5 (141) |
No (%, n) | 21.8 % (73) | 22.5 % (41) |
Drug use only | ||
Yes (%, n) | 9.0 % (30) | 9.3 % (17) |
No (%, n) | 91.0 % (305) | 90.7 % (165) |
Poly-substance use | ||
Yes (%, n) | 12.8 % (43) | 13.2 % (24) |
No (%, n) | 87.2 % (292) | 86.8 % (158) |
Injury related to substance use | ||
Yes (%, n) | 54.2 % (181) | 54.1 % (98) |
No (%, n) | 45.8 % (153) | 45.9 % (83) |
Depression score (CES-D; mean, SD) | 17.6 (10.6) | 15.9 (9.9) |
SOCRATES Recognition (mean, SD) | 19.0 (6.0) | 18.7 (6.2) |
SOCRATES Ambivalence (mean, SD) | 11.2 (3.8) | 11.0 (4.0) |
SOCRATES Taking Steps (mean, SD) | 25.23 (7.2) | 25.6 (6.9) |