Table 1 Factors associated with willingness to use a SIF among young adult non-medical prescription opioid users in Rhode Island
Total | Yes | No or unsure | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
n = 54 | n = 34 | n = 20 | ||
Age (median, IQR) | 26 (24–28) | 26.5 (24–28) | 25 (22.5–28) | 0.31 |
Sex at birth | ||||
Male | 38 (70.4) | 24 (70.6) | 14 (70.0) | 1.00 |
Female | 16 (29.6) | 10 (29.4) | 6 (30.0) | |
Race | ||||
Black, African, Haitian, or Cape Verdean | 4 (7.4) | 1 (2.9) | 3 (15.0) | 0.16 |
White | 40 (74.1) | 27 (79.4) | 13 (65.0) | |
Aggregated “Mixed/Other” | 8 (14.8) | 4 (11.8) | 4 (20.0) | |
Ethnicity | ||||
Not Hispanic or Latino | 48 (88.9) | 29 (85.3) | 19 (95.0) | 0.39 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 (11.1) | 5 (14.7) | 1 (5.0) | |
Been homeless in the last six months | ||||
Yes | 15 (27.8) | 14 (41.2) | 1 (5.0) | <0.01 |
No | 39 (72.2) | 20 (58.8) | 19 (95.0) | |
Ever overdosed by accident | ||||
Yes | 21 (38.9) | 17 (50.0) | 4 (20.0) | 0.04 |
No | 33 (61.1) | 17 (50.0) | 16 (80.0) | |
Daily injection drug use | ||||
Yes | 12 (22.2) | 12 (35.3) | 0 (0.0) | <0.01 |
Noa | 42 (77.8) | 22 (64.7) | 20 (100.0) | |
Ever borrowed a used syringe/needleb | ||||
Yes | 18 (52.9) | 16 (57.1) | 2 (40.0) | 0.64 |
No | 15 (44.1) | 12 (42.9) | 3 (60.0) | |
Ever lent a used syringe/needleb | ||||
Yes | 18 (52.9) | 17 (60.7) | 1 (20.0) | 0.15 |
No | 15 (44.1) | 11 (39.3) | 4 (80.0) | |
Typically use prescription opioids non-medically alone | ||||
Yes | 44 (81.5) | 31 (91.2) | 13 (65.0) | 0.03 |
No | 10 (18.5) | 3 (8.8) | 7 (35.0) | |
Ever used heroin | ||||
Yes | 36 (66.7) | 29 (85.3) | 7 (35.0) | <0.01 |
No | 18 (33.3) | 5 (14.7) | 13 (65.0) | |
Ever used diverted fentanyl non-medically | ||||
Yes | 20 (37.0) | 17 (50.0) | 3 (15.0) | 0.02 |
No | 34 (63.0) | 17 (50.0) | 17 (85.0) | |
Illicit poly-substance use at least once per month in the last six months | ||||
Yes | 28 (51.9) | 20 (58.8) | 8 (40.0) | 0.26 |
No | 26 (48.1) | 14 (41.2) | 12 (60.0) | |