Table 1 Descriptive statistics and response format

Program Variables (n = 48)

Culturally competent practices (composite)

10.81(4.60)

Composite of practices listed below

Spanish-speaking counselors

1.86(1.13)

0 = not at all, 1 = limited,

2 = moderate, 3 = significant

Language translators

0.80(1.06)

0 = not at all, 1 = limited,

2 = moderate, 3 = significant

Spanish-language material

1.89(1.01)

0 = not at all, 1 = limited,

2 = moderate, 3 = significant

Spanish-language health education

1.47(1.08)

0 = not at all, 1 = limited,

2 = moderate, 3 = significant

Client-counselor matching by ethnicity/culture

1.99(0.98)

0 = not at all, 1 = limited,

2 = moderate, 3 = significant

Incorporation of Latino cultural components

1.36(1.15)

0 = not at all, 1 = limited,

2 = moderate, 3 = significant

Outpatient treatment

62

1 = successful on-site completion,

0 = other

Individual Variables (n = 5,150)

Treatment completion

15

1 = successful on-site completion,

0 = other

Male

69

1 = male,

0 = female

Homeless

20

1 = unstable housing,

0 = other

Frequency of drug use

9.78(12.03)

Days of primary drug use prior to treatment

Number of treatment episodes

1.45(2.68)

Range = 1-12