Table 2.
Characteristics of substance use among patients in the intervention and control groups
| Groups | X2 test | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention (n = 50) |
Control (n = 50) |
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| No. | % | No. | % | |||
| Age at start of drug use (years): | ||||||
| < 15 | 22 | 44.0 | 20 | 40.0 | ||
| 15+ | 28 | 56.0 | 30 | 60.0 | 0.16 | 0.69 |
| Duration of illness (years): | ||||||
| < 5 | 27 | 54.0 | 24 | 48.0 | ||
| 5+ | 23 | 46.0 | 26 | 52.0 | 0.36 | 0.55 |
| Length of hospital stay in month (LOS): | ||||||
| 1–2 | 32 | 64.0 | 32 | 64.0 | ||
| 3+ | 18 | 36.0 | 18 | 36.0 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| No. of substances used: | ||||||
| 1 | 11 | 22.0 | 5 | 10.0 | ||
| 2+ | 39 | 78.0 | 45 | 90.0 | 2.68 | 0.10 |
| Range | 1–4 | 1–4 | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 2.2 ± 0.9 | 2.3 ± 0.7 | U = 0.20 | 0.65 | ||
| Median | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||||
| Substances used:@ | ||||||
| Alcohol | 12 | 24.0 | 11 | 22.0 | 0.026 | 0.81 |
| Opiates/narcotics | 28 | 56.0 | 32 | 64.0 | 0.67 | 0.41 |
| Sedatives/tranquillizers | 28 | 56.0 | 29 | 58.0 | 0.04 | 0.84 |
| Stimulants | 26 | 52.0 | 24 | 48.0 | 0.16 | 0.69 |
| Hallucinogens | 16 | 32.0 | 18 | 36.0 | 0.18 | 0.67 |
(@) Not mutually exclusive