Sexual risk behavior and substance use among young, diverse women seeking care at a reproductive health clinic

BMC Women's Health

Table 2 Women’s Average Level of Reported Interest in Receiving Information on The Following Health Topics. Topics Ordered by Degree of Interest

		Mean Interest
Coping with stress or anxiety	Non-Hispanic White (n = 247)	1.42 (1.12)
	Hispanic (n = 115)	1.54 (1.21)
	African-American (n = 88)	1.69 (1.24)
Sleep**	Non-Hispanic White	1.11 (1.08)
	Hispanic	1.46 (1.20)
	African-American	1.58 (1.20)
Relationships and sexual health**	Non-Hispanic White	1.02 (1.07)
	Hispanic	1.32 (1.16)
	African-American	1.56 (1.20)
Coping with depression	Non-Hispanic White	0.93 (1.11)
	Hispanic	1.17 (1.26)
	African-American	1.23 (1.23)
Marijuana	Non-Hispanic White	0.48 (0.88)
	Hispanic	0.63 (0.98)
	African-American	0.78 (1.12)
Alcohol	Non-Hispanic White	0.44 (0.80)
	Hispanic	0.52 (0.87)
	African-American	0.61 (0.93)
Smoking, tobacco	Non-Hispanic White	0.27 (0.70)
	Hispanic	0.32 (0.73)
	African-American	0.28 (0.69)

**p < .01. Significance levels refer to significant mean differences (chi-square values) in interest levels between White and non-White women

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