Table 3.
Alcohol and drug use among HIV untested stigma endorsers and non-endorsers.
| Stigma Endorser (n=361) | Stigma Non-endorser (n=426) | χ2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Alcohol Frequency | |||||
| How often do you have a drink containing alcohol? | |||||
| Never | 35 | 9.8 | 35 | 8.2 | 1.16 |
| Monthly or less | 84 | 23.5 | 97 | 22.8 | |
| 2–4 times a month | 82 | 23.0 | 93 | 21.9 | |
| 2–3 times a week | 98 | 27.5 | 126 | 29.6 | |
| More than 4 times a week | 58 | 16.2 | 74 | 17.4 | |
| Alcohol Consumption | |||||
| How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking? | |||||
| I don’t drink | 23 | 6.4 | 34 | 8.0 | 4.90 |
| 1–2 | 83 | 23.1 | 92 | 21.7 | |
| 3–4 | 95 | 26.4 | 100 | 23.6 | |
| 5–6 | 52 | 14.4 | 79 | 18.6 | |
| 7–9 | 32 | 8.9 | 28 | 6.6 | |
| 10 or more | 75 | 20.8 | 91 | 21.5 | |
| Binge Drinking | |||||
| How often do you have 6 or more drinks on one occasion? | |||||
| Never | 38 | 10.6 | 58 | 13.7 | 6.24 |
| Less than monthly | 71 | 19.8 | 87 | 20.6 | |
| Monthly | 77 | 21.5 | 91 | 21.6 | |
| Weekly | 133 | 37.2 | 159 | 37.7 | |
| Daily/almost daily | 39 | 10.9 | 27 | 6.4 | |
| Came to bar to drink tonight | 261 | 72.9 | 307 | 73.3 | .01 |
| Drug Use | |||||
| Marijuana use last 4 mo. | 85 | 23.5 | 64 | 15.1 | 8.96** |
| Glue/petrol/use last 4 mo. | 21 | 5.9 | 16 | 3.8 | 1.85 |
| Methamphetamine use last 4 mo. | 29 | 8.1 | 22 | 5.2 | 2.64† |
| Injection drug use last 4 mo. | 13 | 3.6 | 6 | 1.4 | 3.90* |
| Any drug | 102 | 28.3 | 77 | 18.2 | 11.29*** |
Note.
***
p <.001,
**
p < .01,
*
p < .05,
†
p < .10