Table 1 Characteristics of people who inject drugs (n = 33) and report having been diagnosed with HCV (n = 26)*
Overall n (%) | Sample with HCV n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Socio-demographics | ||
City | ||
Boston | 16 (48%) | 15 (58%) |
Providence | 17 (52%) | 11 (42%) |
Age in years; median (interquartile range) | 36 (32–48) | 36 (30–44) |
Race (categories are not mutually exclusive) | ||
American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 (9%) | 2 (8%) |
Black or African American | 7 (21%) | 4 (15%) |
White | 22 (67%) | 21 (81%) |
Other | 5 (15%) | 3 (12%) |
Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino | 8 (24%) | 6 (23%) |
Gender | ||
Male | 18 (55%) | 14 (54%) |
Female | 13 (39%) | 12 (46%) |
Transwoman | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) |
Genderqueer | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) |
Sexual orientation | ||
Heterosexual or “Straight” | 21 (64%) | 16 (62%) |
Bisexual | 8 (24%) | 7 (27%) |
Homosexual or Gay | 4 (12%) | 3 (12%) |
Sexual health and substance use behaviors | ||
Diagnosed with HCV, ever | 26 (79%) | 26 (100%) |
Any distributive or receptive syringe sharing, past month | 21 (64%) | 18 (69%) |
Number of people with whom participant shared injection paraphernalia (cookers, cottons, rinse water), past month | ||
0 | 12 (36%) | 8 (31%) |
1–2 | 10 (30%) | 9 (35%) |
≥ 3 | 11 (33%) | 9 (35%) |