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Table 3 Reported use of substances and alcohol in the three study sitesab

From: Using respondent-driven sampling (RDS) to recruit illegal poly-substance users in Cape Town, South Africa: implications and future directions

 

Total participants in study

(N = 337)

No. Participants Site 1

(N = 126)

No. Participants Site 2

(N = 103)

No. Participants Site 3

(N = 108)

 

N (%)c

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Cocaine

36 (10.7 %)

28 (22.2 %)

8 (7.5 %)

1 (1.0 %)

Cannabis

264 (78.4 %)

93 (74.4 %)

70 (65.4 %)

101 (97.1 %)

Methamphetamine/amphetamine

306 (90.9 %)

118 (93.7 %)

95 (88.8 %)

94 (90.4 %)

Opiates

71 (21.0 %)

28 (22.2 %)

41 (38.3 %)

2 (1.9 %)

Methaqualone

254 (75.4 %)

85 (67.5 %)

73 (68.2 %)

96 (92.3 %)

Alcohol

290 (5.9 %)

112 (9.6 %)

82 (76.6 %)

95 (91.3 %)

  1. amultiple response item, therefore does not total 100
  2. bsample proportions are reported
  3. cnumerator (percentages) are reported