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Table 2 Distributive sharing of equipment by selected demographic, health and past 6 month drug use behaviour variables

From: Giving away used injection equipment: missed prevention message?

Variables

% of total sample

% (n) reported distributing to someone else

   

cooker/spoon

water

filter

swabs

Age

≤ 29

20.8

62.1 (18)*

48.3 (14) *

36.7 (11)

0.0 (0)

≥ 30

79.2

41.7 (43)*

33.0 (34)*

27.2 (28)

10.6 (11)*

Sex

Male

72.4

45.3 (43)

33.3 (32) *

26.0 (25)*

8.3 (8)

Female

27.6

50.0 (19)

45.9 (17) *

36.8 (14)*

7.9 (3)

Self-reported Hepatitis C viral status

Positive

53.1

56.1 (32)

54.3 (25)

59.5 (22)

3.0 (2)*

Negative

46.9

43.9 (25)

45.7 (21)

40.5 (15)

14.3 (8)*

ASI Psychiatric Composite Score

< 0.4

68.3

41.3 (38)*

32.6 (30)*

25.8 (24)*

5.4 (5)*

≥ 0.4

31.7

24 (60.0)*

47.5 (19)*

37.5 (15)*

14.6 (6)*

Number of housing moves in past 6 months

0-2

54.2

43.3 (29)

29.9 (20)*

26.9 (18)

10.1 (7)

3+

45.8

51.8 (29)

44.6 (25)*

32.1 (18)

7.3 (4)

Stayed outside (e.g., street, park, stairwell, vehicle etc.) for at least one night

Yes

51.0

61.3 (38)*

61.2 (30)*

66.7 (26)*

54.5 (6)

No

49.0

41.4 (29)*

45.8 (38)*

44.7 (42)*

45.5 (5)

Used speedballs - heroin and cocaine and/or Ritalin and methadone

Yes

28.5

51.4 (19)

48.6 (18)*

40.5 (15)*

13.5 (5)*

No

71.5

44.8 (43)

32.3 (31)*

24.7 (24)*

6.2 (6)*

Injected Methadone - prescribed and non-prescribed

Yes

27.8

61.1(22)*

52.8

(19)*

38.9 (14)*

13.5 (5)*

No

72.2

41.2 (40)*

30.9 (30)*

25.5 (25)*

6.2 (6)*

Injected cocaine and/or crack

Yes

68.1

53.3 (48)*

41.1 (37)*

34.1 (31)*

9.9 (9)

No

31.9

32.6 (14)*

27.9 (12)*

18.6 (8)*

4.7 (2)

Injected other stimulants and amphetamines (Ritalin, monster, crank, Benzedrine, Dexedrine, Preludin, Methamphetamine, Speed, Ice, Crystal)

Yes

53.1

51.4 (37)*

47.2 (34)*

36.1 (26)*

8.3 (6)

No

46.9*

40.0 (24)*

25.0 (15)*

19.7 (12)*

8.2 (5)

Used (non-inject) other sedatives, hypnotics, and tranquilizers

Have Used

52.8*

59.7 (37)

57.1 (28)

56.4 (22)

63.6 (7)

Never Used

47.2*

40.3 (25) *

42,9 (21)

43.6 (17)

36.4 (4)

Injected outdoors

Yes

78.2*

83.9 (52)

39.6 (42) *

32.7 (35) *

81.8 (9)

No

21.8*

16.1 (10)

25.9 (7) *

14.8 (4) *

18.2 (2)

  1. * Indicative of a statistical difference of ≤ 0.250
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