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. 2014 Apr 4;14:100. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-14-100

Table 3.

Adjusted associations between predisposing, enabling and health need variables and perceived need for treatment among young substance-using women in Cape Town, South Africa; stratified by methamphetamine use

 
Methamphetamine positive
Methamphetamine negative
  N = 445 N = 274
Covariates
AOR a
95% CI b
p
AOR
95% CI
p
Predisposing variables
 
 
 
 
 
 
Age
1.00
0.96-1.05
0.873
0.93
0.87-1.01
0.058
Ethnicity (Black African)
1.48
0.89-2.46
0.131
1.96
0.90-4.29
0.091
Education (Not completed high school)
0.87
0.46-1.67
0.681
0.98
0.41-2.31
0.959
Enabling variables
 
 
 
 
 
 
Relationship status (Reference married)
 
 
 
 
 
Boyfriend
1.32
0.84-2.07
0.224
0.48
0.19-1.20
0.116
Single
1.36
0.57-3.26
0.486
0.30
0.03-2.67
0.282
Income in the last 30 days
0.98
0.94-1.02
0.378
0.95
0.79-0.96
0.039
Family with drug problems (No)
0.66
0.43-1.01
0.056
0.79
0.45-1.39
0.407
Prior treatment (No)
0.72
0.37-1.34
0.328
1.97
0.34-11.27
0.448
Awareness of treatment (Yes)
0.98
0.65-1.48
0.924
1.84
1.03-3.27
0.039
Health need variables
 
 
 
 
 
 
CES-D
1.28
0.92-1.15
0.626
1.14
0.99-1.33
0.079
TCU anxiety
1.08
0.86-1.34
0.517
1.41
1.06-1.87
0.020
Physical health (poor) 1.07 0.62-1.85 0.812 6.29 1.56-25.64 0.010

aAOR = adjusted odds ratio. All predisposing, enabling and health need variables were entered into the multiple logistic regression models.

b95% CI = 95% confidence intervals.