TABLE 2.
Demographic, Incarceration, Substance Use, and Familial Characteristics of Female Inmates at Two US Federal Prisons by Trichomonas vaginalis Status, 2001
| All Participants (n = 507*) | T. vaginalis–Positive (n = 48*) | T. vaginalis–Negative (n = 459*) | P† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr, %) | ||||
| <25 | 15.0 | 10.4 | 15.4 | |
| 25–34 | 41.7 | 47.9 | 41.1 | 0.53 |
| ≥35 | 43.3 | 41.7 | 43.5 | |
| Race/ethnicity (%) | ||||
| Black | 41.4 | 41.7 | 41.3 | |
| Caucasian | 38.8 | 33.3 | 39.3 | |
| Hispanic | 10.0 | 12.5 | 9.8 | 0.79 |
| Other race/ethnicity | 6.6 | 8.3 | 6.4 | |
| Mixed race/ethnicity | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | |
| Education (%) | ||||
| Elementary school or less | 7.3 | 6.2 | 7.4 | |
| Some high school or high school degree | 56.0 | 52.1 | 56.5 | 0.74 |
| Some college or higher | 36.6 | 41.7 | 36.1 | |
| Marital status (%) | ||||
| Never married | 42.6 | 42.6 | 42.6 | |
| Married | 34.6 | 27.7 | 35.4 | 0.40 |
| Divorced, separated or widowed | 22.8 | 29.8 | 22.0 | |
| Birth outside the continental US (%) | 14.4 | 23.4 | 13.5 | 0.07 |
| Household income (%) | ||||
| ≤$15,000 | 30.4 | 47.9 | 28.5 | |
| >$15,000 | 52.3 | 37.5 | 53.8 | 0.02 |
| Don’t know or missing information | 17.4 | 14.6 | 17.6 | |
| Full- or part-time employment (%) | 66.1 | 78.3 | 64.8 | 0.07 |
| Type of crime committed (%) | ||||
| White collar | 13.9 | 13.3 | 13.9 | |
| Drug or violence-related | 82.9 | 84.4 | 82.8 | 0.92 |
| Other | 3.2 | 2.2 | 3.3 | |
| Median length of incarceration (range, mo) | 19.0 (1–181) | 18.5 (1–131) | 19.0 (1–181) | 0.92 |
| Any cigarette smoking in the 12 mo before arrest (%) | 65.0 | 66.0 | 64.9 | 0.88 |
| Any drug use in the 12 mo before arrest (%) | 70.3 | 63.8 | 71.0 | 0.30 |
| Drugs used in the past 12 mo before arrest (%)‡ | ||||
| Marijuana | 74.4 | 86.7 | 73.2 | 0.11 |
| Crack/cocaine | 52.1 | 50.0 | 52.3 | 0.81 |
| Heroin | 12.2 | 6.7 | 12.8 | 0.56 |
| Methamphetamines | 19.9 | 10.0 | 20.9 | 0.15 |
| Other drugs | 25.1 | 13.3 | 26.2 | 0.12 |
| Ever been a victim of sexual, physical or emotional abuse by a family member (%) | 36.1 | 45.8 | 35.1 | 0.14 |
| Either parent ever had a drug or alcohol addiction (%) | 44.2 | 33.3 | 45.4 | 0.11 |
| Either parent ever been incarcerated (%) | 20.7 | 21.3 | 20.6 | 0.92 |
*
Total number may vary slightly for each characteristic due to missing responses.
†
P values were calculated by Wilcoxon rank sum tests for continuous variables, and Chi-squared or Fisher exact test tests for binary and categorical variables.
‡
Among women who used drugs in the 12 months before their arrest.