Table 1 Selected characteristics of PWID assessed for willingness (no vs. yes) to use SIFs (n = 244)
From: Acceptability of supervised injection facilities among persons who inject drugs in upstate New York
Variable | No | Yes | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 52 | (%) | n = 192 | (%) | ||
Gender | |||||
Male | 27 | (18.8) | 117 | (81.3) | 0.42 |
Female | 25 | (25.3) | 74 | (74.8) | |
Non-binary | 0 | (0) | 1 | (100.0) | |
Education | |||||
Less than high school | 10 | (17.5) | 47 | (82.5) | 0.43 |
At least high school/GED | 42 | (22.5) | 145 | (77.5) | |
Currently homeless | |||||
No | 46 | (25.4) | 135 | (74.6) | 0.004 |
Yes | 5 | (8.2) | 56 | (91.8) | |
Drugs injected at least once in past 30 days | |||||
No | 28 | (26.4) | 78 | (73.6) | 0.09 |
Yes | 23 | (17.3) | 110 | (82.7) | |
Injections per day | |||||
1–2 | 22 | (27.2) | 59 | (72.8) | 0.07 |
3–4 | 20 | (22.5) | 69 | (77.5) | |
> 5 | 8 | (11.9) | 59 | (88.1) | |
Primary injecting location | |||||
Private | 42 | (21.7) | 152 | (78.4) | 0.66 |
Public | 9 | (18.8) | 39 | (81.3) | |
Ever overdose | |||||
No | 28 | (21.7) | 101 | (78.3) | 0.93 |
Yes | 24 | (21.2) | 89 | (78.8) | |
Visited SEP (past 12 mo) | |||||
No | 26 | (22.8) | 88 | (77.2) | 0.78 |
Yes | 21 | (21.2) | 78 | (78.8) | |
Ever used narcan | |||||
No | 34 | (21.8) | 122 | (78.2) | 0.62 |
Yes | 15 | (19.0) | 64 | (81.0) | |
Interaction with police (past 12 mo) | |||||
No | 38 | (25.5) | 111 | (74.5) | 0.04 |
Yes | 13 | (14.3) | 78 | (85.7) | |
Ever arrested or incarcerated (past 12 mo) | |||||
No | 16 | (26.2) | 45 | (73.8) | 0.26 |
Yes | 35 | (19.4) | 145 | (80.6) | |
Given less attention than other patients in a healthcare setting | |||||
No | 47 | (23.9) | 150 | (76.1) | 0.05 |
Yes | 5 | (10.6) | 42 | (89.4) | |
Treated with hostility by a healthcare provider | |||||
No | 44 | (22.8) | 149 | (77.2) | 0.27 |
Yes | 8 | (15.7) | 43 | (84.3) | |
Refused service by a healthcare provider | |||||
No | 52 | (22.9) | 175 | (77.1) | 0.03 |
Yes | 0 | (0) | 17 | (100) | |