Table 3.
Participant responses to statements about stigma, pre- and post-training.
| Stigma Statement (opinions about people who use drugs) | Frequency, n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Paired pre-/post-responses | |||
| Time period relative to training | Pre | Pre | Post | p-Valuea,b |
| N | 126 | 42 | 42 | |
| People who use drugs: | ||||
| Are to blame for their situation | ||||
| N | 125 | 42 | 42 | |
| Strongly disagree/disagree/neutral | 120 (96) | 41 (98) | 40 (95) | 1.00 |
| Strongly agree/agree | 5 (4) | 1 (2) | 2 (5) | |
| Cost the system too much money | ||||
| N | 125 | 42 | 42 | |
| Strongly disagree/disagree/neutral | 95 (76) | 29 (69) | 32 (76) | 0.45 |
| Strongly agree/agree | 30 (24) | 13 (31) | 10 (24) | |
| Can’t be trusted | ||||
| N | 124 | 41 | 42 | |
| Strongly disagree/disagree/neutral | 111 (90) | 39 (95) | 42 (100) | 0.50 |
| Strongly agree/agree | 13 (10) | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | |
| Who take drug therapies like methadone are replacing one addiction with another | ||||
| N | 124 | 41 | 42 | |
| Strongly disagree/disagree/neutral | 117 (94) | 40 (98) | 42 (100) | 1.00 |
| Strongly agree/agree | 7 (6) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | |
| Only care about getting their next dose of drugs | ||||
| N | 125 | 42 | 42 | |
| Strongly disagree/disagree/neutral | 122 (98) | 41 (98) | 42 (100) | 1.00 |
| Strongly agree/agree | 3 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | |
| Who [have recurrence of use] while trying to recover aren’t trying hard enough to get better | ||||
| N | 125 | 42 | 42 | |
| Strongly disagree/disagree/neutral | 123 (98) | 41 (98) | 40 (95) | 1.00 |
| Strongly agree/agree | 2 (2) | 1 (2) | 2 (5) | |
| Engage in crime to support their addiction | ||||
| N | 124 | 42 | 42 | |
| Strongly disagree/disagree/neutral | 117 (94) | 40 (95) | 41 (98) | 1.00 |
| Strongly agree/agree | 7 (6) | 2 (5) | 1 (2) | |
a
McNemar’s test; analysis limited to those with paired pre/post data.
b
Significance was accepted at p < 0.007 after Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons.