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

Table 3

Areas in which participants expressed a need for a social service (𝑁=382).

Measure	Total sample (𝑁=382)	Pregnant women (𝑛=26)	Nonpregnant women (𝑛=356)	𝜒^2	𝑃
Service area	𝑛(%)
Employment	331 (86.7%)	21 (80.8%)	310 (87.1%)	0.83	.37
Financial assistance	315 (82.5%)	19 (73.1%)	296 (83.2%)	1.70	.19
Housing	261 (68.3%)	17 (65.4%)	244 (68.5%)	0.11	.83
Medical	204 (53.4%)	15 (57.7%)	189 (53.1%)	0.21	.69
Transportation	185 (48.4%)	12 (46.2%)	173 (48.6%)	0.06	.84
Alcohol/drug services	182 (47.6%)	10 (38.5%)	172 (48.3%)	0.94	.42
School	175 (45.8%)	17 (65.4%)	158 (44.4%)	4.31	.04
HIV/STD testing	164 (42.9%)	8 (30.8%)	156 (43.8%)	1.68	.22
Child care	113 (29.6%)	7 (26.9%)	106 (29.8%)	0.09	.83
Sexual abuse	99 (25.9%)	4 (15.4%)	95 (26.7%)	1.61	.25
Legal assistance	93 (24.4%)	5 (19.2%)	88 (24.7%)	0.40	.64
Mental health	73 (19.1%)	2 (7.7%)	71 (19.9%)	2.35	.19

Notes. 𝑑𝑓=1 for all 𝜒² tests of significance. Probability values are based on exact methods.