Table 1 Number of COVID-19 vaccine doses received among ANSPS respondents in 2021
From: Uptake of COVID-19 vaccination among people who inject drugs
Characteristics | Total sample (n = 1166) | No doses (n = 598) | One dose (n = 219) | Two doses (n = 349) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 726 (62) | 352 (48) | 147 (20) | 227 (31) |
 Female | 422 (36) | 236 (56) | 70 (17) | 116 (27) |
Sexual orientation | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Heterosexual | 946 (81) | 485 (51) | 181 (19) | 280 (30) |
 Bisexual | 127 (11) | 71 (56) | 21 (17) | 35 (28) |
 Gay/lesbian | 56 (5) | 20 (36) | 8 (14) | 28 (50) |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 < 40 years | 393 (34) | 243 (62) | 58 (15) | 92 (23) |
 40–49 years | 429 (37) | 229 (53) | 86 (20) | 114 (27) |
 50+ year | 344 (30) | 126 (37) | 75 (22) | 143 (42) |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 870 (75) | 447 (51) | 161 (19) | 262 (30) |
 Yes | 296 (25) | 151 (51) | 58 (20) | 87 (29) |
Parents language at home | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Not English | 40 (3) | 20 (50) | 8 (20) | 12 (30) |
 English | 1118 (96) | 574 (51) | 209 (19) | 335 (30) |
Frequency of injection | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Less than daily | 487 (42) | 236 (48) | 105 (22) | 146 (30) |
 Daily | 517 (44) | 282 (55) | 87 (17) | 148 (29) |
 No injection last month | 147 (13) | 68 (46) | 25 (17) | 54 (37) |
Drug last injected | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Other drugs | 111 (10) | 69 (62) | 17 (15) | 25 (23) |
 Methamphetamine | 599 (51) | 323 (54) | 109 (18) | 167 (28) |
 Heroin/other opioids | 452 (39) | 202 (44) | 93 (21) | 157 (35) |
Current OAT | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 862 (74) | 479 (56) | 153 (18) | 230 (27) |
 Yes | 304 (26) | 119 (39) | 66 (22) | 119 (39) |
Imprisonment | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 1013 (87) | 516 (51) | 189 (19) | 308 (30) |
 Yes | 120 (10) | 60 (50) | 25 (21) | 35 (29) |
SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 747 (64) | 457 (61) | 122 (16) | 168 (22) |
 Yes | 419 (36) | 141 (34) | 97 (23) | 181 (43) |
HIV status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Negative | 1112 (95) | 577 (52) | 209 (19) | 326 (29) |
 Positive | 19 (2) | 3 (16) | 4 (21) | 12 (63) |
Hepatitis C antibody status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Negative | 738 (63) | 371 (50) | 132 (18) | 235 (32) |
 Positive | 393 (34) | 207 (53) | 81 (21) | 105 (27) |
Duration of eligibility | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤ 4.0 months | 604 (52) | 403 (66) | 106 (18) | 95 (16) |
 > 4.0 months | 562 (48) | 195 (35) | 113 (20) | 254 (45) |