ArticleBMC psychiatry2014
Perceived need for substance use treatment among young women from disadvantaged communities in Cape Town, South Africa.
Article in BMC psychiatry, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00729391 (Women-Focused HIV Prevention in the Western Cape), which is not on this map. Cited by 31 papers.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Community-based counselling programme for pregnant women with alcohol problems in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative study of the views of pregnant women and healthcare professionals.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Treatment barriers among young adults living with a substance use disorder in Tshwane, South Africa.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2022Article
- Gender and Context Matter: Behavioral and Structural Interventions for People Who Use Alcohol and Other Drugs in Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Factors associated with patient-reported experiences and outcomes of substance use disorder treatment in Cape Town, South Africa.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2022Article
- Using a Syndemics Framework to Understand How Substance Use Contributes to Morbidity and Mortality among People Living with HIV in Africa: A Call to Action.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- University students' help seeking intention for depression from health professionals; a cross sectional study.PloS one · 2022Article
- A Scoping Review of Computer-Based and Telecommunication Technology Interventions to Address Drug and Alcohol Misuse and Smoking in Women.Substance use & misuse · 2022Article
- Outcomes of Implementing in the Real World the Women's Health CoOp Intervention in Cape Town, South Africa.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
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- Service providers' perceptions of barriers to the implementation of trauma-focused substance use services for women in Cape Town, South Africa.The International journal on drug policy · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundInitiation of treatment for substance use disorders is low among young women from disadvantaged communities in Cape Town, South Africa. Yet little is known about the factors that influence perceived need for treatment (a determinant of treatment entry) within this population.
methodsBaseline data on 720 young, drug-using women, collected as part of a randomized field experiment were analyzed to identify predisposing, enabling and health need factors associated with perceived need for treatment.
resultsOverall, 46.0% of our sample perceived a need for treatment. Of these participants, 92.4% wanted treatment for their substance use problems but only 50.1% knew where to access services. In multivariable logistic regression analyses, we found significant main effects for ethnicity (AOR = 1.54, 95% CI = 1.05-1.65), income (AOR = 0.96, 95% CI = 0.93-0.99), anxiety (AOR = 1.22, 95% CI = 1.05-1.45), and not having family members with drug problems (AOR = 1.45, 95% CI = 1.05-2.04) on perceived need for treatment. When the sample was stratified by methamphetamine use, income (AOR = 0.87, 95% CI = 0.79-0.96), awareness of treatment services (AOR =1.84, 95% CI = 1.03-3.27), anxiety (AOR =1.41, 95% CI = 1.06-1.87) and physical health status (AOR = 6.29, 95% CI = 1.56-25.64) were significantly associated with perceived need for treatment among those who were methamphetamine-negative. No variables were significantly associated with perceived need for treatment among participants who were methamphetamine-positive.
conclusionsA sizeable proportion of young women who could benefit from substance use treatment do not believe they need treatment, highlighting the need for interventions that enhance perceived need for treatment in this population. Findings also show that interventions that link women who perceive a need for treatment to service providers are needed. Such interventions should address barriers that limit young women's use of services for substance use disorders.
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