Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy

Table 1 Baseline demographic and behaviour characteristics (N = 325)

From: Results of a cluster randomised controlled trial to reduce risky use of alcohol, alcohol-related HIV risks and improve help-seeking behaviour among safety and security employees in the Western Cape, South Africa

	*Intervention group* *(n = 168)*	*Control group* *(n = 157)*	*P-value*
Women	24	18	0.449
Men	144	138	0.449
Mean age	41.78	36.48	0.376
*Standard deviation*	21-57	21-60	0.376
Education
Grade7-11	10	14	0.398
Grade 12	121	114
Tertiary	33	24
Length of employment			0.949
0-5 years	24	23
5-10 years	79	72
10-15 years	32	32
More than 15 years	32	26
Marital status			0.245
Single	33	39
Married	118	96
Divorced	16	16
Widowed	0	2
Language			0.521
Afrikaans	72	62
English	46	52
Xhosa	35	34
Other	15	9
Past 30 day five or more drinks	112	101	0.254
CAGE scores			0.304
0 (no risk)	69	70
1	19	15
2	12	9
3	10	4
4	3	4
Total	113	102
Hangovers	113	101	0.259
Never	81	66
Less than monthly	20	20
Monthly	8	10
Weekly	4	4
Daily or almost daily	0	1

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