TABLE 2.
Motivations, ceremonial, and context variables by reported context of use and region of drinking.
| Context of consumption | ||||
| Ayahuasca church | Traditional | Other contexts | Statistical test | |
| Motivations | ||||
| Therapeutic (0–6) | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | (F (2, 6,750) = 732.3, p < 0.001 |
| Self-knowledge (0–4) | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | (F (2, 6,759) = 62.6, p < 0.001 |
| Experiential (0–5) | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | (F (2, 6,759) = 714.5, p < 0.001 |
| Ceremony characteristics | ||||
| Traditional (0–6) | 0.2 | 3.5 | 2.3 | (F (2, 6,698) = 4680.0, p < 0.001 |
| Non-traditional (0–5) | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | (F (2, 6,759) = 714.5, p < 0.001 |
| Religious (hymns/sermons) | 90.0% | 25.3% | 26.0% | χ2 (2,N = 6,692) = 2.9e + 03, p < 0.001 |
| Safe and supported score (1–4) | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | (F (2, 6,729) = 314.1, p < 0.001 |
| Additional supports | ||||
| Preparation activities score (1–4) | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 | (F (2,6,504) = 24.3, p < 0.001 |
| Religious/spiritual counseling (y/n) | 52.1% | 11.2% | 9.8% | χ2 (2,N = 6814) = 1.3e + 03, p < 0.001 |
| Psychologist/psychotherapist (y/n) | 0.8% | 7.1% | 5.8% | χ2 (2,N = 6814) = 160.8, p < 0.001 |
| Yoga/tai-chi (y/n) | 1.7% | 23.6% | 18.3% | χ2 (2,N = 6814) = 654.0, p < 0.001 |
| Fasting (y/n) | 2.0% | 34.9% | 25.7% | χ2 (2,N = 6814) = 1.0e + 03, p < 0.001 |
| Country of most drinking | ||||
| Brazil (n = 3,634) | 87.55% | 2.2% | 10.3% | χ2 (2,N = 6,621) = 3.8e + 03, p < 0.001 |
| Other Latin America (n = 1,071) | 1.8% | 60.6% | 37.6% | χ2 (2,N = 6,621) = 1.9e + 03, p < 0.001 |
| Other countries (n = 1,916) | 17.3% | 27.4% | 55.3% | χ2 (2,N = 6,817) = 1.0e + 03, p < 0.001 |
| Region in which most consumption has occurred | ||||
| Brazil | Other Latin America | Other countries | ||
| Motivations | ||||
| Therapeutic (0–6) | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | (F (2, 6,621) = 817.0, p < 0.001 |
| Self-knowledge (0–4) | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | (F (2, 6,621) = 81.9, p < 0.001 |
| Experiential (0–5) | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | (F (2, 6,621) = 763.2, p < 0.001 |
| Ceremony characteristics | ||||
| Traditional (0–6) | 0.3 | 3.6 | 2.3 | (F (2,6,594) = 4680.0, p < 0.001 |
| Non-traditional (0–5) | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 | (F (2, 6,594) = 714.5, p < 0.001 |
| Religious (hymns/sermons) | 83.8% | 20.7% | 35.8% | (F (2,6,555) = 2.0e + 03, p < 0.001 |
| Safe and supported score (1–4) | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | (F (2, 6,538) = 314.1, p < 0.001 |
| Additional supports | ||||
| Preparation activities (1–4) | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | (F (2, 6,317) = 6.7, p = 0.001) |
| Religious/spiritual counseling (y/n) | 48.5% | 13.4% | 11.8% | χ2 (2,N = 6,818) = 984.3, p < 0.001 |
| Psychologist/psychotherapist (y/n) | 1.2% | 11.2% | 3.9% | χ2 (2,N = 6,814) = 249.5, p < 0.001 |
| Yoga/tai-chi (y/n) | 2.6% | 29.1% | 15.7% | χ2 (2,N = 6,814) = 677.5, p < 0.001 |
| Fasting (y/n) | 2.1% | 37.4% | 26.3% | χ2 (2,N = 6,818) = 1.1e + 03 p < 0.001 |
| Context of consumption | ||||
| Ayahuasca church (n= 3,529) | 87.4% | 1.8% | 17.3% | χ2 (2,N = 6,621) = 3.8e + 03, p < 0.001 |
| Traditional (n= 1,255) | 2.2% | 60.6% | 27.4% | χ2 (2,N = 6,621) = 2.0e + 03, p < 0.001 |
| Other contexts (n= 1,837) | 10.3% | 37.6% | 55.3% | χ2 (2,N = 6,621) = 1.3e + 03, p < 0.001 |