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Table 2 Gender and racial profile of patients with cocaine (HCL/crack) as their primary drug of abuse: 1997–2006

From: Cocaine treatment admissions at three sentinel sites in South Africa (1997–2006): findings and implications for policy, practice and research

 

Cape Town

Gauteng

Eastern Cape

Period

Fem.

Black Afr.

Coloured

Asian

White

Fem.

Black Afr.

Coloured

Asian

White

Fem.

Black Afr.

Coloured

Asian

White

1997a

19.7

0.0

3.6

7.1

89.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1997b

31.2

2.3

25.6

2.3

69.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1998a

20.6

1.4

23.9

2.8

71.8

17.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1998b

20.2

5.1

17.0

1.7

76.3

17.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1999a

22.0

1.3

32.9

2.5

63.3

24.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1999b

19.1

1.3

38.2

13.2

47.4

23.4

4.8

8.8

12.8

73.6

-

-

-

-

-

2000a

9.8

0.9

51.9

4.6

42.6

17.2

3.8

9.3

12.8

73.7

-

-

-

-

-

2000b

19.2

0.0

38.8

2.0

59.2

19.7

8.0

7.6

13.1

69.2

-

-

-

-

-

2001a

25.0

2.6

29.3

4.3

63.8

19.5

6.2

8.6

8.6

76.6

-

-

-

-

-

2001b

19.3

1.1

43.7

5.7

49.4

23.2

7.7

12.9

9.0

70.3

-

-

-

-

-

2002a

20.8

5.8

29.1

5.8

59.2

27.9

4.9

7.7

9.8

77.6

-

-

-

-

-

2002b

28.8

1.0

32.4

5.9

60.8

17.1

10.3

8.2

10.3

71.2

-

-

-

-

-

2003a

18.3

1.5

37.0

11.9

49.6

27.1

7.7

7.1

8.4

76.8

-

-

-

-

-

2003b

19.6

6.6

45.6

2.9

44.9

22.0

10.4

8.8

10.4

70.4

-

-

-

-

-

2004a

21.0

3.7

42.8

4.2

49.3

18.0

9.4

15.6

7.4

67.6

18.2

3.0

15.2

12.1

69.7

2004b

22.4

2.4

40.3

3.9

53.4

22.4

9.2

14.1

5.3

71.1

14.3

4.8

28.6

2.4

64.3

2005a

24.6

2.0

46.6

4.9

45.6

21.0

8.5

19.6

6.6

65.3

15.1

5.5

32.9

5.5

56.2

2005b

27.6

3.7

47.2

1.2

47.9

23.3

11.5

20.6

3.5

64.4

17.0

1.9

34.0

3.8

60.4

2006a

25.2

4.5

38.5

3.8

53.2

13.6

12.8

16.2

7.8

63.2

20.2

2.4

34.7

6.5

56.5

2006b

21.1

3.8

31.1

6.1

59.1

17.0

12.5

18.7

9.1

59.8

16.9

3.2

43.5

6.5

46.8