Clinical Study
Initial Feasibility and Acceptability of a Comprehensive Intervention for Methamphetamine-Using Pregnant Women in South Africa
Table 1
Demographic and selected background characteristics (
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| Variable | Total sample () | RBT+WHC condition () | PE condition () | (%) | M (SD) | (%) | M (SD) | (%) | M (SD) |
| Age (in years) | | 24.6 (4.6) | | 24.2 (4.9) | | 24.9 (4.3) | Highest grade completed at school | | 9.1 (1.5) | | 9.2 (1.7) | | 9.1 (1.3) | Relationship status | | | | | | | Married to main sex partner | 3 (8%) | | 1 (6%) | | 2 (11%) | | Living with a main sex partner | 13 (36%) | | 8 (47%) | | 5 (26%) | | Having a main sex partner but not living with him | 19 (53%) | | 8 (47%) | | 11 (58%) | | No main sex partner | 1 (3%) | | | | 1 (5%) | | Number of months with main sex partner | | 65.5 (54.9) | | 73.5 (60.8) | | 58.0 (49.4) | Age at first vaginal intercourse | | 16.6 (2.2) | | 16.5 (2.0) | | 16.7 (2.4) | Ever in your lifetime been in alcohol/drug rehabilitation: yes | 5 (14%) | | 2 (11%) | | 3 (16%) | | Age at first methamphetamine use | | 19.3 (4.0) | | 19.6 (4.5) | | 19.1 (3.5) | Number of lifetime months of methamphetamine use | | 53.7 (31.7) | | 47.6 (29.6) | | 60.3 (33.6) | How many times tried to stop using methamphetamine | | 3.2 (4.5) | | 3 (4.1) | | 3.5 (4.8) | Methamphetamine use after becoming pregnant | | | | | | | More often | 7 (19%) | | 3 (18%) | | 4 (21%) | | About the same | 5 (14%) | | 2 (12%) | | 3 (16%) | | Less often | 23 (64%) | | 12 (71%) | | 11 (58%) | | Quit | 1 (3%) | | 0 (0%) | | 1 (5%) | | Considered quitting methamphetamine after becoming pregnant: yes | 31 (86%) | | 13 (76%) | | 18 (95%) | | How many previous pregnancies | | 1.9 (1.3) | | 1.9 (1.4) | | 1.9 (1.2) | Was this pregnancy planned: yes | 10 (28%) | | 6 (35%) | | 4 (21%) | | How many weeks along before finding out about pregnancy | | 11.9 (7.1) | | 13.1 (7.1) | | 10.8 (7.0) | Had a gynecological exam for this pregnancy: yes | 22 (61%) | | 9 (53%) | | 13 (68%) | |
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5 participants declined to answer this question. 4 participants were unable to remember with any accuracy and so failed to answer.
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