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Table 5 Association between substance use related characteristics and DUSI-R domains

From: Psychosocial problems among individuals with substance use disorders in drug rehabilitation centers, Nepal

n = 204

Substance use related variables

Psychosocial problems (mean scores)

 

SU

BP

PD

SC

FS

SP

WA

PR

Overall

Age of initiation of substance use

  < 20 years (n = 154)

78.48

70.16

61.20

65.12

51.94

65.43 (n = 91)

52.05 (n = 102)

69.75

64.93

  ≥ 20 years (n = 50)

64.26

47.20

43.40

49.57

35.00

57.72 (n = 11)

30.95 (n = 42)

48.28

46.52

b p value

<.001*

<.001*

<.001*

<.001*

<.001*

0.347

<.001*

<.001*

<.001*

Types of substance use

 Only licit (n = 63)

65.29

46.66

44.44

52.15

38.09

48.33 (n = 6)

26.89 (n = 58)

42.40

46.09

 Any illicit (n = 50)

77.86

68.00

58.20

62.42

50.28

63.24 (n = 37)

58.16 (n = 24)

75.14

64.47

 Both (n = 91)

80.14

75.00

64.67

67.03

54.23

67.11 (n = 59)

58.54 (n = 62)

73.94

68.12

a p value

<.001*

<.001*

<.001*

<.001*

<.001*

0.212

<.001*

<.001*

<.001*

Frequency of substance use

 <3 times/ day (n = 40)

58.83

52.62

48.25

52.14

43.75

53.52 (n = 17)

26.56 (n = 32)

51.25

49.04

 ≥3 times/ day (n = 164)

78.94

67.43

58.93

63.54

49.39

66.82 (n = 85)

51.42 (n = 112)

67.72

63.20

   b p value

<.001*

0.001*

0.009*

0.004*

0.178

0.050*

<.001*

<.001*

<.001*

Mode of substance use

 Injecting (n = 53)

88.17

78.30

69.90

70.08

56.19

70.44 (n = 34)

70.00 (n = 33)

82.34

73.22

 Non-Injecting (n = 151)

70.37

59.70

52.25

58.23

45.50

61.69 (n = 68)

38.73 (n = 111)

58.23

55.93

   b p value

<.001*

<.001*

<.001*

0.001*

0.004*

0.103

0.001*

<.001*

<.001*

  1. Higher score indicates higher psychosocial problems, min.: 0, max.: 100
  2. SU Substance Use, BP Behavior Pattern, PD Psychiatric Disorder, SC Social Competence, FS Family System, SP School Performance, WA Work Adjustment, PR Peer Relationship
  3. aANOVA test, bt-test *p significant at ≤ 0.05 level of significance