Table 4.

Current substance use among HIV-positive persons at lower and higher risk for transmitting HIV

	Lower transmission risk (N=169)		Higher transmission risk (N=87)
Substance use	N	%	N	%	OR	95% CI
Frequency of current alcohol use
Never	80	49	35	40
Monthly	31	19	12	14
2–4 times/month	32	19	19	22
2–3 times/week	18	11	15	17
>4 times/week	4	2	5	6	1.25*	1.01–1.54
Quantity of current alcohol use
1–2 drinks	132	78	55	63
3–4 drinks	32	19	17	20
5–6 drinks	4	2	12	14
7–9 drinks	0		1	1
10+ drinks	1	1	2	2	1.89**	1.29–2.74
Frequency of six or more drinks
Never	127	75	55	63
<Monthly	29	17	9	10
Monthly	6	4	16	18
>Monthly	5	3	6	7
Weekly	2	1	1	1	1.49**	1.12–1.97
Other drug use in past month
Cannabis	38	23	27	31	1.56	0.88–2.80
Cocaine/crack	27	16	20	23	1.58	0.82–3.025
Other drugs	8	5	5	6	1.23	0.39–3.89

^*p<0.05;

^**p<0.01