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Table 3 Descriptive characteristics of participants enrolling in fixed and mobile syringe service programs, Miami, FL

From: Implementation and first-year operating costs of an academic medical center-based syringe services program

Characteristics

Fixed site (n = 452)

Mobile site (n = 129)

Age (median, IQR)

37 (30–46)

39 (31–47)

Biological sex (n,%)

 Male

347 (76.8)

82 (64.1)

 Female

105 (23.2)

46 (35.9)

Race/ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic White

246 (56.6)

49 (40.8)

 Non-Hispanic Black

15 (3.4)

23 (19.2)

 Hispanic

174 (40.0)

48 (40.0)

Annual income

 < $14,999

199 (49.9)

65 (67.7)

 > $15,000

200 (50.1)

31 (32.3)

Current housing status

 Experiencing unstable housing

159 (39.5)

59 (61.5)

 Housed

244 (60.5)

37 (38.5)

Substances Injected in previous 30 days

 Heroin

377 (83.4)

77 (59.7)

 Cocaine

94 (20.8)

34 (26.4)

 Methamphetamine

49 (10.8)

5 (3.9)

 Crack-cocaine

35 (7.7)

12 (9.3)

 Speedball

91 (20.1)

17 (13.2)

 Fentanyl

38 (8.4)

11 (8.5)

Average number of injections per day in previous 30 days

 ≤ 2

112 (25.8)

18 (20.5)

 3–4

135 (31.0)

24 (27.3)

 5–7

93 (21.4)

23 (26.1)

 8–10

54 (12.4)

13 (14.8)

 > 10

41 (9.4)

10 (11.4)

HIV-positive (self-reported and tested)

40 (9.0)

12 (13.8)

HCV-positive (self-reported and tested)

202 (47.2)

52 (59.8)