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Table 2 Prevalence of substance use among YLWH versus HIV-uninfected peers from the Kenyan coast

From: Alcohol and illicit drug use among young people living with HIV compared to their uninfected peers from the Kenyan coast: prevalence and risk indicators

 

Whole sample, n = 812

HIV uninfected youths, n = 406

HIV- positive youths, n = 406

P-value a

Freq.

Prevalence (95% CI)

Freq.

Prevalence (95% CI)

Freq.

Prevalence (95% CI)

Point prevalence

 Any current alcohol use

150

18.5 (15.9, 21.3)

97

23.9 (20.0, 28.3)

53

13.1 (10.1, 16.7)

< 0.001

 Any current illicit drug use

90

11.1 (9.1, 13.4)

60

14.8 (11.6, 18.6)

30

7.4 (5.2, 10.4)

< 0.001

 Current alcohol & illicit drug comorbidity

58

7.1 (5.6, 9.1)

44

10.8 (8.2, 14.3)

14

3.5 (2.1, 5.7)

< 0.001

Past-year prevalence

 Hazardous alcohol use

51

6.3 (4.8, 8.2)

29

7.1 (5.0, 10.1)

22

5.4 (3.6, 8.1)

0.31

 Hazardous illicit drug use

58

7.1 (5.6, 9.1)

34

8.4 (6.0, 11.5)

24

5.9 (4.0, 8.7)

0.17

 Hazardous alcohol and illicit drug use comorbidity

23

2.8 (1.9, 4.2)

13

3.2 (1.9, 5.4)

10

2.5 (1.3, 4.5)

0.53

 Probable alcohol dependence

18

2.2 (1.4, 3.5)

10

2.5 (1.3, 4.5)

8

2.0 (1.0, 3.9)

0.63

 Probable illicit drug dependence

4

0.5 (0.2, 1.3)

2

0.5 (0.01, 2.0)

2

0.5 (0.01, 2.0)

1.0

  1. 95% CI 95% confidence interval; Freq Frequency
  2. abased on prtest, a two-sample test of differences in proportion using defined binary groups