Characteristic | Expected frequency of SIS use | p valueb | |
---|---|---|---|
Always or usually (n = 106) n (%) | Sometimes or occasionally (n = 62) n (%) | ||
Gender | |||
 Female | 35 (62.5) | 21 (37.5) | 0.9100 |
 Male | 71 (63.4) | 41 (36.6) | |
Ethnicity | |||
 White | 78 (61.4) | 49 (38.5) | 0.4276 |
 Other | 28 (68.3) | 13 (31.7) | |
Housing | |||
 Unstable | 70 (68.6) | 32 (31.4) | 0.0447* |
 Stable | 36 (54.6) | 30 (45.4) | |
Sex work | |||
 Yes | 17 (53.1) | 15 (46.9) | 0.1939 |
 No | 89 (65.4) | 47 (34.6) | |
Any public injectinga | |||
 Yes | 85 (67.5) | 41 (32.5) | 0.0460* |
 No | 20 (50.0) | 20 (50.0) | |
Any injecting alonea | |||
 Yes | 94 (63.1) | 55 (36.9) | 0.9952 |
 No | 12 (63.2) | 7 (36.8) | |
Any help injectinga | |||
 Yes | 35 (64.8) | 19 (35.2) | 0.7506 |
 No | 71 (62.3) | 43 (37.7) | |
Syringe sharinga | |||
 Yes | 27 (69.2) | 12 (30.8) | 0.3480 |
 No | 78 (60.9) | 50 (39.1) | |
Daily opioidc injectinga | |||
 Yes | 74 (71.2) | 30 (28.9) | 0.0058* |
 No | 32 (50.0) | 32 (50.0) | |
Daily crystal meth injectinga | |||
 Yes | 49 (76.6) | 15 (23.4) | 0.0045* |
 No | 57 (54.8) | 47 (45.2) | |
Ever OD? | |||
 Yes | 30 (71.4) | 12 (28.6) | 0.1916 |
 No | 74 (60.2) | 49 (39.9) | |
Drug treatment history | |||
 Yes | 44 (62.0) | 27 (38.0) | 0.8066 |
 No | 60 (63.8) | 34 (36.2) |