Table 1 Participant characteristics
Demographics | All (n = 100) | Health department (n = 74) | LIGHT Program (n = 26) | P* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (avg.) | 37.05 | 37.97 | 34.42 | .1307 | ||
% | n | % | n | % | ||
Gender | ||||||
Female | 43 | 33 | 44.60 | 10 | 38.46 | |
Male | 57 | 41 | 55.40 | 16 | 61.54 | .5869 |
Education | ||||||
< High school | 21 | 19 | 25.68 | 2 | 7.69 | |
High school graduate | 57 | 39 | 52.70 | 18 | 69.23 | |
> High school | 22 | 16 | 21.62 | 6 | 23.08 | .1420 |
Race | ||||||
White | 96 | 71 | 95.95 | 25 | 96.15 | |
Black/African American | 4 | 3 | 4.05 | 1 | 3.85 | 1.000 |
Hispanic | ||||||
Yes | 1 | 1 | 1.35 | 0 | 0 | |
No | 98 | 72 | 97.30 | 26 | 100 | |
Missing | 1 | 1 | 1.35 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Employment status | ||||||
Employed | 22 | 15 | 20.27 | 7 | 26.92 | |
Unemployed | 42 | 30 | 40.54 | 12 | 46.15 | |
Unable to work | 24 | 20 | 27.03 | 4 | 15.39 | |
Other (e.g., student) | 12 | 9 | 12.16 | 3 | 11.54 | .6539 |
Homeless | ||||||
Yes | 40 | 33 | 44.60 | 7 | 26.92 | |
No | 60 | 41 | 55.40 | 19 | 73.08 | .1136 |
Hepatitis C positive | ||||||
Yes | 32 | 25 | 33.78 | 7 | 26.92 | |
No | 58 | 41 | 55.41 | 17 | 65.39 | |
Do not know | 10 | 8 | 10.81 | 2 | 7.69 | .6702 |
Injection history | ||||||
Daily injections (median) | 5 | 5 | 5 | .6776 | ||
Weekly injections (median) | 30 | 30 | 31.25 | .5678 | ||
Duration injecting (years) | 4 | 4 | 5.25 | .0612 | ||
Barriers to new needle use | ||||||
No. of barriers (median) | 5 | 5.5 | 5 | .7227 | ||
Most frequently reported barrier | Fear of arrest | Fear of arrest | Fear of arrest | |||