Table 5 Access to community-based HIV and harm reduction services among HCV antibody positive and negative PWID
Access to community-based services in the past 6 months | Total (n = 286) | HCV antibody test result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Positive (n = 87) | Negative (n = 199) | ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | P valuea | |
Received community-based services | 197 (68.9) | 66 (75.9) | 131 (65.8) | 0.09 |
HIV education | 63 (48.8) | 18 (40.9) | 45 (52.9) | 0.20 |
Condom and lubricant distribution | 93 (71.5) | 33 (75.0) | 60 (69.8) | 0.53 |
Needle and syringe distribution | 66 (50.8) | 30 (68.2) | 36 (41.9) | 0.005 |
HIV/syphilis testing | 82 (63.1) | 30 (68.2) | 52 (60.5) | 0.39 |
Legal support | 7 (5.4) | 2 (4.5) | 5 (5.8) | 0.76 |
Drop-in services | 29 (22.3) | 6 (13.6) | 23 (26.7) | 0.09 |
Methadone maintenance therapy | 125 (43.7) | 68 (78.2) | 57 (28.6) | < 0.001 |