Table 2 Alcohol volume, drinking patterns and event-level measures among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya at cohort entry
Variable | Low-risk drinking (n = 148) | Hazardous drinking (n = 69) | Harmful drinking or dependence (n = 38) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age began drinking mean years (sd) | 20.2 (4.3) | 18.9 (3.4) | 18.2 (4.1) | 0.007* |
Annual alcohol consumption median l/woman (IQR) | 2.0 (0.5-4.6) | 4.9 (3.2-7.4) | 9.4 (7.4-14.6) | 0.001^ |
Frequency of drinking in past year n (%) | ||||
2-4 times a month or less | 62 (42.2) | 15 (21.7) | 2 (5.3) | |
2-3 times a week | 72 (49.0) | 43 (62.3) | 17 (44.7) | |
4 or more times a week | 13 (8.8) | 11 (15.9) | 19 (50.0) | <0.001 |
Heavy episodic drinking over past year n (%) | ||||
None in past year | 127 (86.4) | 14 (20.6) | 3 (7.9) | |
Monthly or less | 20 (13.6) | 35 (51.5) | 8 (21.1) | |
Weekly or daily | 0 (0) | 19 (27.9) | 27 (71.1) | <0.001 |
Alcohol-related inability to recall previous evening in past year n (%) | 4 (2.8) | 22 (31.9) | 28 (73.7) | <0.001 |
Unprotected sex while drunk in past week n (%) | 21 (14.9) | 16 (24.2) | 13 (35.1) | 0.017 |
Sex while drunk in past week n partners (%) | ||||
None | 99 (69.2) | 35 (50.7) | 11 (29.0) | |
1-2 partners | 33 (23.1) | 18 (26.1) | 19 (50.0) | |
3 or more partners | 11 (7.7) | 16 (23.2) | 8 (21.1) | <0.001 |