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 |