Table 4.
Drug and violence associations observed in a sub-sample of individuals (259) who reported violence linked to drug use
| Variables | n | n1 | (%) | Drug | n2 | (%+) | OR | p# | LCI | UCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death threats | 240 | 95 | (40) | Crack | 69 | (73) | 2,92 | 0,0001 | 1,61 | 5,34 |
| Threat | 242 | 101 | (42) | Crack | 73 | (72) | 2,96 | < 0,0001 | 1,65 | 5,35 |
| Verbal disorder | 242 | 156 | (64) | Crack | 102 | (65) | 2,50 | 0,0007 | 1,40 | 5,34 |
| 241 | 155 | (64) | Mesclado* | 25 | (16) | 3.12 | 0,02 | 1.07 | 9.79 | |
| Fights | 259 | 127 | (49) | Alcohol | 53 | (42) | 2,54 | 0,0006 | 1,42 | 4,57 |
| 241 | 127 | (53) | Crack | 83 | (65) | 1.95 | 0,01 | 1.12 | 3.41 | |
| Crash | 232 | 78 | (34) | Alcohol | 44 | (56) | 4,40 | < 0,0001 | 2,34 | 8,30 |
| Robbery or theft | 233 | 122 | (52) | Crack | 86 | (70) | 3,50 | < 0,0001 | 1,95 | 6,30 |
| 232 | 121 | (52) | Mesclado* | 26 | (21) | 7.32 | < 0,0001 | 2.29 | 26.01 | |
| 233 | 122 | (52) | Marijuana | 49 | (40) | 1.99 | 0,01 | 1.09 | 3.65 | |
| Robbery to obtain drug | 242 | 135 | (56) | Crack | 94 | (70) | 3,16 | < 0,0001 | 1,79 | 5,60 |
| 241 | 134 | (56) | Mesclado* | 24 | (18) | 3.67 | 0,004 | 1.34 | 10.58 | |
| Murder of acquaintances | 241 | 215 | (89) | Crack | 185 | (86) | 7,19 | < 0,001 | 2,78 | 18,75 |
| Prison | 242 | 121 | (50) | Crack | 83 | (69) | 2,54 | 0,0004 | 1,44 | 2,54 |
| Trafficking drug related | 237 | 100 | (42) | Crack | 77 | (77) | 4,17 | < 0,0001 | 2,25 | 7,78 |
*
Combination of cocaine and marijuana;
#
χ2 test significance;
n = number of respondents; n1 = number of respondents who answered Yes to specific violence; % = (n1/n)*100; n2 = number of respondents who answered Yes to both violence and the drug related; (%+) = percentage of n2 who related link with the specific drug; OR = Odds Ratio comparing those who said Yes versus No to this specific drug; LCI = lower confidence interval; UCI = upper confidence interval.