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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Impact of COVID-19 among people who use drugs: A qualitative study with harm reduction workers and people who use drugs

 

Harm reductionists (n = 20)

People who use drugs (n = 24)

N

%

n

%

Age

Median (IQR)

35

(29–50)

36

(29–43)

Gender at birth

Female

10

50

13

54.2

Male

10

50

11

45.8

Intersex

–

–

–

–

Gender identity

Male

9

45

13

54.2

Female

9

45

11

45.8

Transgender (FTM)

1

5

–

–

Transgender (MTF)

–

–

–

–

Non-binary

1

5

–

–

Other

–

–

–

–

Unknown

–

–

–

–

Prefer not to answer

–

–

–

–

Sexual orientation

Gay/Lesbian

2

10

1

4.2

Straight/Heterosexual

11

55

21

87.5

Bisexual

5

25

2

8.3

Other

3

15

–

–

Prefer not to answer

–

–

–

–

Race

Asian

2

10

–

–

American Indian/Alaskan Native

1

5

–

–

Black/African American

2

10

1

4.2

Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian

–

–

–

–

White/Caucasian

14

70

20

83.3

Other

4

20

5

20.8

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino

8

40

10

41.7

Not Hispanic or Latino

11

55

13

54.2

Prefer not to answer

1

5

1

4.2