TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics of women in the intervention and services as usual comparison group who completed the 6-month follow-up (N = 342)
| Characteristics | Intervention (N = 181) | Comparison (N = 161) | p values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 35.9 (7.5) | 39.0 (8.3) | 0.0003 |
| Race/Ethnicity, frequency (%) | |||
| Hispanic | 57 (31.5) | 61 (37.9) | <0.0001 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 68 (37.6) | 22 (13.7) | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 48 (26.5) | 70 (43.5) | |
| Other non-Hispanic | 8 (4.4) | 8 (5.0) | |
| Education, frequency (%) | |||
| High school or above | 78 (43.1) | 78 (48.5) | 0.3211 |
| Less than high school | 103 (56.9) | 83 (51.5) | |
| Employment status upon admission, frequency (%) | |||
| Employed | 11 (6.1) | 16 (9.9) | 0.1863 |
| Unemployed | 170 (93.9) | 145 (90.1) | |
| Court-ordered to participate in substance abuse or mental health services, frequency (%) | |||
| Yes | 60 (33.3) | 35 (21.7) | 0.0171 |
| No | 120 (66.7) | 126 (78.3) | |
| Arrested in past 30 days before admission, frequency (%) | |||
| Yes | 8 (4.4) | 1 (0.6) | 0.0285 |
| No | 173 (95.6) | 160 (99.4) | |
| Modality, frequency (%) | |||
| Residential programs | 51 (28.2) | 71 (44.1) | 0.0010 |
| Outpatient programs | 71 (39.2) | 36 (22.4) | |
| Methadone treatments | 59 (32.6) | 54 (33.5) | |
| Living in controlled environment in past 30 days, frequency (%) | 53 (29.3) | 61 (37.9) | 0.0919 |
| Follow-up rate, % (no. of subjects) | |||
| 6 months | 77 (140) | 75 (120) | Ns |
| 12 months | 77 (140) | 78 (125) | Ns |
| Both 6 and 12 months | 69 (124) | 68 (109) | Ns |