Table 6:
Comparison of patient characteristics: UNC Horizons (United States), Lua Nova (Brazil), and Casa Santa Clara (Argentina) substance use treatment programs.
| UNC Horizons (United States) N=247 n (%) | Lua Nova (Brazil) N=71 n (%) | Casa Santa Clara (Argentina) N=38 n (%) | χ2 | df | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of new patient contacts | ||||||
| Screened but not enrolled | 121 | 18 | 15 | |||
| New program admissions | 126 | 53 | 23 | 12.3 | 2 | .002 |
| Pregnant at program admission | 76 (60%) | 19 (36%) | 4 (17%) | 17.4 | 2 | <.001 |
| Trimester | 3.8 | 2 | .15 | |||
| First | 16 (36%) | 7 (37%) | --* | |||
| Second | 23 (52%) | 5 (26%) | -- | |||
| Third | 5 (11%) | 5 (26%) | 2 (50%) | |||
| Postpartum | 0 | 2 (10%) | 2 (9%) | |||
| Not specified | 32 (42%) | 0 | 0 | |||
| Racial background | .3 | 2 | .84 | |||
| White | 94 (73%) | 41 (77%) | 23 (100%) | |||
| of African descent | 23 (18%) | 11 (21%) | 0 | |||
| of Asian descent | 1 (1%) | 0 | 0 | |||
| Multi-racial | 4.3%) | 1 (2%) | 0 | |||
| Education | 56.2 | 2 | <.0001 | |||
| Unschooled/illiterate | -- | 42 (79%) | 1 (4%) | |||
| Primary education | -- | 5 (9%) | 22 (96%) | |||
| High school graduate | 0 | -- | ||||
| Beyond high school | -- | 5 (9%) | -- | |||
| Relationship status | 2.0 | 4 | <.001 | |||
| Currently married | 7 (6%) | 6 (11%) | 4 (17%) | |||
| Currently in a relationship | 70 (56%) | 12 (23%) | 14 (61%) | |||
| Not currently in a relationship | 49 (39%) | 34 (64%) | 5 (22%) | |||
| Children | ||||||
| under 18 years of age | 106 (84%) | 7 (13%) | 9 (39%) | 62.3 | 2 | <.001 |
| outside their care | 54 (51%) | 2 (4%) | 0 | 33.2 | 1 | <.001 |
| Child protective services involvement | 20 (19%) | 5 (9%) | 0 | 1.4 | 1 | .24 |
*
-- No data