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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of sample and type of treatment received

From: Correlates of substance abuse treatment completion among disadvantaged communities in Cape Town, South Africa

Variable

 

Completers

Non-completers

Demographic

   

Mean age in years (SD)

 

25.28 (4.73)

24.47 (4.89)

Age first started using drugs

   

Mean years of education (SD)

 

11.45 (1.64)

11.69 (1.45)

% Employed

 

51.4

55.4

Race

% Black African

53.7

46.9

 

% Coloured

46.3

53.1

Gender

% male

59.5

53.1

 

% female

40.5

46.9

Type of drug problem*

   

% Alcohol

 

29.9

32.7

% Cannabis

 

59.9

66.5

% Methaqualone

 

32.8

31.9

% Crack/cocaine

 

16.4

16.3

% Methamphetamine

 

38.4

34.2

% Heroin

 

16.4

12.8

Total (N)

 

298

136

  1. *Does not add up to 100% as some have polysubstance problems