Table 4 Substance use Stigma and Gender: A comparison across the various classes of substances
AQ-9 items | Alcohol | Cannabis | Methamphetamine | Heroin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | p-value | Female | Male | p-value | Female | Male | p-value | Female | Male | p-value | |
Pity | 5.10 (2.49) | 5.02 (2.49) | 0.81 | 5.36 (2.27) | 5.46 (2.41) | 0.76 | 5.44 (2.56) | 5.13 (2.38) | 0.37 | 5.22 (2.16) | 2.29 (0.21) | 0.76 |
Dangerousness | 6.71 (2.11) | 6.28 (2.08) | 0.14 | 5.96 (2.28) | 6.00 (2.15) | 0.93 | 6.26 (2.45) | 6.46 (1.92) | 0.50 | 1.96 (0.21) | 2.00 (0.19) | 0.67 |
Fear | 5.58 (2.60) | 5.50 (2.47) | 0.80 | 5.50 (2.45) | 5.11 (2.46) | 0.24 | 5.56 (2.36) | 5.77 (2.43) | 0.54 | 5.59 (2.08) | 5.46 ((2.32) | 0.68 |
Blame | 6.04 (2.49) | 6.40 (1.97) | 0.49 | 6.17 (2.08) | 5.78 (2.15) | 0.16 | 5.91 (2.64) | 5.72 (2.41) | 0.61 | 5.88 (2.29) | 5.95 (2.32) | 0.83 |
Segregation | 5.48 (2.76) | 4.93 (2.47) | 1.37 | 5.35 (0.22) | 5.21 (0.23) | 0.66 | 5.58 (2.58) | 5.22 (2.49) | 0.31 | 5.51 (2.40) | 5.63 (2.30) | 0.70 |
Anger | 5.97 (2.61) | 5.41 (2.40) | 0.12 | 5.76 (2.35) | 5.52 (2.37) | 0.45 | 5.11 (2.78) | 5.23 (2.49) | 0.62 | 5.51 (2.41) | 5.28 (2.22) | 0.49 |
Help | 6.29 (2.48) | 5.51 (2.46) | 0.03* | 5.95 (2.30) | 5.48 (2.40) | 0.14 | 5.69 (2.32) | 5.72 (2.21) | 0.92 | 5.23 (2.31) | 2.41 (0.27) | 0.34 |
Avoidance | 4.22 (2.67) | 4.80 (2.58) | 0.12 | 5.35 (2.26) | 5.21 (0.23) | 0.02* | 5.06 (2.65) | 4.67 (2.25) | 0.26 | 5.23 (2.31) | 5.00 (2.41) | 0.49 |
Coercion | 5.79 (2.36) | 6.57 (2.33) | 0.02* | 4.24 (0.24) | 5.01 (0.22) | 0.71 | 6.24 (2.54) | 5.55 (2.48) | 0.04* | 5.57 (2.41) | 5.81 (2.27) | 0.49 |