Gender differences among African-American substance abusers.
The purpose of this investigation was to determine if there were gender differences in 80 medical records (37 African-American men and 43 African-American women) from one drug treatment facility located in a midwestern city. Using independent t-tests and chi square analyses to determine group differences, there were significant gender differences relative to childhood sexual abuse experiences and maternal alcohol and other drug abuse; however, there were no gender differences relative to most drug-related behaviors and to paternal alcohol or other drug abuse. Implications for further study are discussed.
Boyd
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School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109.
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D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States