Table 1.
Characteristics of HIV positive clinic patients reporting no use and current use of alcohol.
| No Alcohol Use (N=149) | Alcohol Use (N=293) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | N | % | N | % | X2 | p |
| Men | 23 | 15 | 75 | 25 | ||
| Women | 126 | 84 | 218 | 75 | 5.9 | .01 |
| Black | 144 | 97 | 284 | 97 | n/a | |
| Age (M,SD) | 36.3 | 9.3 | 34.4 | 7.6 | 2.3 | .01 |
| Education < high school | 92 | 62 | 163 | 56 | ||
| ≥High school | 57 | 38 | 130 | 44 | 1.7 | .19 |
| Currently married | 40 | 27 | 34 | 11 | 16.4 | .01 |
| Physical health | ||||||
| Poor | 11 | 7 | 17 | 6 | ||
| Fair | 23 | 15 | 67 | 23 | ||
| Very good-Excellent | 115 | 78 | 209 | 71 | 3.7 | .15 |
| Cannabis | 7 | 5 | 38 | 13 | 7.3 | .01 |
| Methamphetamine (Tik) | 0 | 4 | 2 | n/a | ||
| Other drugs | 0 | 7 | 2 | n/a | ||