Table 1 Client’s demographics from the intake assessment forms
Age (M(SD)) | 20 to 29: 35 |
30 to 39: 55 | |
40 to 49: 28 | |
50 and above: 5 | |
NA: 2 | |
Mean: 34.7 | |
Gender n(%) | M = 123 |
F = 1 | |
NA = 1 | |
Sexual Orientation n(%) | Bisexual: 10 (8.0) |
Gay: 108 (86.4) | |
Pansexual: 1 (0.8) | |
Straight: 4 (3.2) | |
Uncertain: 2Â (1.6) | |
Nationality n(%) | Foreigner: 9 (7.2) |
PR: 9 (7.2) | |
Singaporean: 107 (85.6) | |
Ethnicity n(%) | Afghan: 1 (0.8) |
Chinese: 88 (70.4) | |
Indian: 12 (9.6) | |
Latin: 1 (0.8) | |
Malay: 17 (13.6) | |
Mixed: 3 (2.4) | |
White: 3 (2.4) | |
Residence status n(%) | Alone: 25 (20.0) |
Family: 83 (66.4) | |
Friends: 3 (2.4) | |
Housemates: 3 (2.4) | |
Partner: 8 (6.4) | |
Tenants: 3 (2.4) | |
Educational attainment n(%) | Graduate: 59 (47.2) |
Postgraduate: 15 (12.0) | |
Secondary: 8 (6.4) | |
Tertiary: 41 (32.8) | |
NA: 2 (1.6) | |
Ever incarcerated n(%) | No: 84 (67.2) |
Yes: 39 (31.2) | |
NA: (1.6) | |
Experience with SUD treatment n(%) | No: 55 (44.0) |
Yes: 69 (55.2) | |
NA: 1 (0.8) | |
HIV and other STI Status n(%) | No: 60 (48.0) |
Yes: 51 (40.8) | |
Uncertain: 11 (8.8) | |
NA: 3 (2.4) | |
Religion n(%) | Buddhist: 19 (15.2) |
Christian: 29 (23.2) | |
Free Thinker (+Agnostic, Atheist): 47 (37.6) | |
Islam: 20 (16.0) | |
Others: 9 (7.2) | |
NA: 1 (0.8) | |
Mean no. of substances used | 4.16129 |
Clients who went for individual counselling n(%) | 44/125 (35.2) |
Recovery goals* | Reduction: 2 (1.6) |
Abstinence (including those who indicate long term abstinence): 60 (48.0) | |
Relapse prevention: 11 (8.8) | |
Unknown: 52 (41.6) |