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. 2017 May 30;23:1074. doi: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v23i0.1074

TABLE 2.

Change in alcohol, tobacco use, depression and TB medication non-adherence over 6-month follow-up (N = 72).

Variables At baseline (N = 72)
3 months (N = 30)
6 months (N = 72)
Change from baseline to 6 months (M/%) p
M (SD) N (%) M (SD) N (%) M (SD) N (%)
AUDIT-C score 8.6 (2.5) 1.3 (3.6) 1.0 (2.6) −7.6 <0.001
Hazardous or harmful alcohol use 72 (100) 6 (20.0) 11 (15.3) −84.7 <0.001
Binge drinking (past month) 64 (88.9) 6 (20.0) 10 (13.9) −75.0 <0.001
Current tobacco use 13 (18.1) 7 (24.1) 11 (15.5) −2.6 ns
Moderate or severe depression (PHQ-9 = ≥10) 18 (25.0) 11 (36.7) 8 (11.1) −13.9 <0.001
TB medication non-adherence 3 (4.2) 2 (6.7) 3 (4.2) 0.0 ns
Treatment outcome 70 completed or cured 2 defaulted

AUDIT-C, Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test; PHQ-9, nine-item Primary Health Questionnaire; TB, tuberculosis.