Table 1 Characteristics of people who have injected drugs in the past 6 months (n = 420) by food access
From: Food access among people who inject drugs in West Virginia
Total (N = 420) | Inadequate food access (n = 349) | Adequate food access (n = 71) | χ2 P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (col %) | n (col %) | n (col %) | ||
Sociodemographic data | ||||
Age, mean (SD) | 35.8 (8.5) | 35.9 (8.6) | 35.4 (8.2) | 0.665 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 257 (61.2) | 207 (59.3) | 50 (70.4) | |
Female | 163 (38.8) | 142 (40.7) | 21 (29.6) | 0.080 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
White, non- Hispanic | 341 (83.6) | 283 (83.5) | 58 (84.1) | |
Other | 67 (16.4) | 56 (16.5) | 11 (15.9) | 0.906 |
Sexual minority | 73 (17.4) | 63 (18.1) | 10 (14.1) | 0.416 |
In a relationship | 193 (46.2) | 155 (44.7) | 38 (53.5) | 0.173 |
Structural factors | ||||
Educational attainment | 304 (72.6) | 241 (69.3) | 63 (88.7) | 0.001 |
Health insurance | 305 (72.6) | 251 (71.9) | 54 (76.1) | 0.476 |
Homelessness | 235 (56.0) | 218 (62.5) | 17 (23.9) | 0.000 |
Unemployed | 277 (66.0) | 237 (67.9) | 40 (56.3) | 0.061 |
Arrest | 141 (33.6) | 125 (35.8) | 16 (22.5) | 0.031 |
Engaged in transactional sex | 77 (18.3) | 69 (19.8) | 8 (11.3) | 0.096 |
Substance use | ||||
Mean number of daily injections | 4.4 (3.9) | 4.5 (4.0) | 3.6 (3.5) | 0.064 |
Receptive sharing of injection equipment | 257 (61.2) | 230 (65.9) | 27 (38.0) | 0.000 |
Began injecting as a minor | 83 (19.8) | 68 (19.5) | 15 (21.1) | 0.751 |
Public drug use | 199 (47.4) | 178 (51.0) | 21 (29.6) | 0.001 |
Use drugs alone | 133 (31.7) | 94 (26.9) | 39 (54.9) | 0.000 |
Experienced overdose, past 6 m | 179 (42.6) | 158 (45.3) | 21 (29.6) | 0.015 |
Drugs used (any route) | ||||
Heroin | 352 (83.8) | 296 (84.8) | 56 (78.9) | 0.215 |
Pain relievers (pills) | 179 (42.6) | 155 (44.4) | 24 (33.8) | 0.099 |
Fentanyl | 233 (55.5) | 202 (57.9) | 31 (43.7) | 0.028 |
Cocaine | 204 (48.6) | 171 (49.0) | 33 (46.5) | 0.699 |
Speedball (injection) | 161 (38.3) | 140 (40.1) | 21 (29.6) | 0.096 |
Crack | 228 (54.3) | 194 (55.6) | 34 (47.9) | 0.235 |
Crystal methamphetamine | 315 (75.0) | 268 (76.8) | 47 (66.2) | 0.060 |