Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women in Cape Town, South Africa: Drug Use, Sexual Behavior, and the Need for Comprehensive Services

Table 2

Sexual behavior of pregnant and nonpregnant women (𝑁=382).

Measure	Total sample (𝑁=382)	Pregnant women (𝑛=26)	Nonpregnant women (𝑛=356)	Test statistic (𝑡(𝑑𝑓) or 𝜒^2(𝑑𝑓))	𝑃
Last sex was with a man	374 (97.9%)	26 (100%)	348 (97.8%)	𝜒^2(1)=0.60	1.0
At last sex act, participant used drugs or alcohol use before or during sex	202 (52.9%)	11 (42.3%)	191 (53.7%)	𝜒^2(1)=1.25	.31
Mean age at first vaginal sex	16.2 (2.73)	16.2 (1.63)	16.3 (2.95)	𝑡(38)=−0.19	.85
First vaginal sex was willing	307 (80.4%)	22 (84.6%)	285 (80.1%)	𝜒^2(1)=0.32	.80
Condom used first time	117 (30.6%)	12 (46.2%)	105 (29.5%)	𝜒^2(1)=3.17	.08
Past 30 day sex with main partner	349/359 (97.2%)	24/24 (100%)	325/335 (97.0%)	𝜒^2(1)=0.74	1.0
Mean of sex partners in past 30 days	1.29 (2.0)	1.11 (0.4)	1.36 (2.4)	𝑡(199)=−1.57	.12
Mean times of sex with main partner in past 30 days	8.09 (6.90)	6.04 (7.96)	8.24 (6.81)	𝑡(25)=−1.29	.25
Mean times of condom use with sex with main partner in past 30 days	1.93 (4.29)	0.26 (0.92)	2.04 (4.40)	𝑡(129)=−5.75	<.0001
Drugs and alcohol leads to sex risk	84 (22.0%)	7 (26.9%)	77 (21.6%)	𝜒^2(1)=0.40	.62
Trading sex for money in past 6 months	31/58 (53.5%)	3/5 (60%)	28/53 (52.8%)	𝜒^2(1)=0.09	1.0
Trading sex for drugs in past 6 months	23/58 (39.7%)	1/5 (20.0%)	22/53 (41.5%)	𝜒^2(1)=0.88	.64
Last time had sex:
48 hrs	123 (32.2%)	10 (38.5%)	113 (31.7%)
3–7 days	157 (41.1%)	11 (42.3%)	146 (41.0%)	𝜒^2(2)=0.93	.89
In last 8–30 days	102 (26.7%)	5 (19.2%)	97 (27.3%)
At last sexual encounter the woman participant was willing	368 (96.3%)	26 (100%)	342 (96.0%)	𝜒^2(1)=1.06	.61

Note. Probability values for 𝜒² tests of significance are based on exact methods.