The prevalence of alcohol and illicit drug use among injured patients presenting to the emergency department of a national hospital in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

Table 3 History and presumption of alcohol/illicit drug use versus test results

			Alcohol test result			Illicit drugs test result
History of use		History of alcohol	Positive n = 53	Negative N = 57	History of illicit drugs	Positive n = 25	Negative n = 89
	Patients	Yes	23	4	Yes (n = 4)	3	1
	Patients	No	30	53	No (n = 106)	22	84
		History of alcohol	Positive n = 61	Negative n = 82	History of illicit drugs	Positive n = 44	Negative n = 78
	Relatives	Yes	34	6	Yes	9	2
	Relatives	No	27	76	No	35	76
Presumption of use		Presumption of alcohol	Positive n = 45	Negative n = 98	Presumption of illicit drugs	Positive n = 26	Negative n = 98
	Relatives	Yes	10	38	Yes	8	4
	Relatives	No	35	60	No	18	92
		History of alcohol	Positive n = 52	Negative n = 91	History of illicit drugs	Positive n = 22	Negative n = 100
	Nurses	Yes	43	18	Yes	1	6
	Nurses	No	9	73	No	21	94
		History of alcohol	Positive n = 124	Negative n = 101	History of illicit drugs	Positive n = 27	Negative n = 95
	Doctors	Yes	44	18	Yes	2	4
	Doctors	No	8	73	No	25	91

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