Table 1.
Characteristics of 400 women ≥18 years of age with alcohol misuse who attended an urban sexually transmitted infections clinic
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, years | |
| 18–25 | 103 (25.8) |
| 25–34 | 132 (33.0) |
| 35–44 | 73 (18.3) |
| 45–54 | 74 (18.5) |
| 55–64 | 16 (4.0) |
| ≥ 65 | 2 (0.5) |
| Race | |
| Black | 353 (88.3) |
| White | 20 (5.0) |
| Asian | 0 (0) |
| Bi/Multi-racial | 22 (5.5) |
| Other | 6 (1.5) |
| Less than high school education | 121 (31.1) |
| Stable housing | 209 (52.3) |
| Drug use in the past 6 months | |
| Any drug use (excluding marijuana) | 153 (38.3) |
| Marijuana | 227 (56.8) |
| Cocaine | 64 (16.0) |
| Amphetamines or other stimulants | 45 (11.3) |
| Heroin | 43 (10.8) |
| Benzodiazepines | 32 (8.0) |
| Prescription opioids | 99 (24.8) |
| Depressive Symptoms | 104 (26.0) |
| Intimate partner violence in the prior year | 81 (20.3) |
| Unprotected sex under influence of alcohol in prior 3 months | 99 (24.8) |
| Sex for drugs or money | 156 (39.0) |
| Median lifetime sexual partners (Q1, Q3) | 17.5 (10, 35.5). |