Table 1 Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of participants
From: Predictors of alcohol and other drug use among pregnant women in a peri-urban South African setting
Variable | N (376) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Alcohol and other substances use | ||
 Positive | 65 | 18 |
 Negative | 311 | 82 |
Demographic factors | ||
 Age of woman |  |  |
  18–24 years | 146 | 39 |
  25–29 years | 114 | 30 |
  Above 29 years | 116 | 31 |
 Gestation in weeks | ||
  First trimester | 96 | 32 |
  Second trimester | 175 | 58 |
  Third trimester | 29 | 10 |
 Relationship status | ||
  In a relationship | 354 | 94 |
  Single/not in a relationship | 22 | 6 |
 Type of relationship | ||
  Married | 144 | 39 |
  Stable relationship | 192 | 51 |
  Casual relationship | 16 | 4 |
  No relationship | 22 | 6 |
 Cohabiting with partner | ||
  No | 97 | 28 |
  Yes | 209 | 60 |
  Sometimes | 44 | 12 |
 Education level | ||
  Grade 10 or below | 151 | 40 |
  Higher than grade 10 | 225 | 60 |
Socio economic factors | ||
 Employment status | ||
  Working currently | 159 | 42 |
  Not working currently | 217 | 58 |
 Asset index | ||
  Least poor | 107 | 29 |
  Poor | 91 | 24 |
  Very poor | 92 | 24 |
  Poorest | 85 | 23 |
 Individual income (monthly) | ||
  R0 ($0) | 97 | 26 |
  R1–R1000 ($1–100) | 99 | 26 |
  R1001–R2000 ($101–200) | 64 | 17 |
  R2001–R5000 ($201–500) | 97 | 26 |
  >R5000 ($500) | 19 | 5 |
 Food security | ||
  Food insecure | 158 | 42 |
  Food insufficient (extreme food insecurity) | 50 | 13 |