Table 1 Characteristics of Safety Square intervention participants
Variable | Unexposed to intervention n = 118 (%) | Exposed to Intervention n = 90 (%) | Total n = 208 (%) | Test statistic, p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Site | Â | Â | Â | 15.15, p < .001 |
Chicago | 81 (68.6) | 38 (42.2) | 119 (57.2) | Â |
Hartford | 25 (21.2) | 39 (43.3) | 64 (30.8) | Â |
Oakland | 12 (10.2) | 13 (14.4) | 25 (12) | Â |
Age [mean (SD)] | 41.8 (8.5) | 41.0 (9.7) | 41.4 (9.0) | NS |
Female | 48 (40.7) | 36 (40.0) | 84 (40.4) | NS |
Race/ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Non-Hispanic White | 10 (8.5) | 5 (5.6) | 15 (7.2) | 17.29, p < .001* |
African American | 78 (66.1) | 37 (41.1) | 115 (55.3) | Â |
Hispanic | 29 (24.6) | 45 (50.0) | 74 (35.6) | Â |
Other/not reported | 1 (.8) | 3 (3.3) | 4 (1.9) | Â |
Less than high school education | 52 (44.4) | 52 (57.8) | 104 (50.2) | NS |
Earning <$1000 per month | 77 (65.2) | 60 (66.7) | 137 (65.9) | NS |
SEP user | 24 (20) | 32 (35.6) | 56 (26.9) | 6.0, p = .01 |
Drug treatment (Ever) | 83 (71.6) | 70 (79.5) | 153 (75) | NS |
Ever tested for HIV | 82 (92.1) | 108 (92.3) | 190 (92.2) | NS |
Diagnosed HIV+ | 16 (14.7) | 11 (13.3) | 27 (14.1) | NS |
History of | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Hepatitis B | 15 (13) | 11 (13.1) | 26 (13.1) | NS |
Hepatitis C | 11 (9.5) | 15 (17.4) | 26 (12.9) | NS |
Hepatitis of unknown etiology | 9 (7.9) | 14 (15.6) | 23 (11.3) | NS |
Hepatitis B vaccinated (ever) | 31 (27.7) | 22 (27.8) | 53 (27.7) | NS |
Heroin as the drug injected most often in past 30 days | 80 (67.8) | 66 (73.3) | 146 (70.2) | NS |