Table 1 Descriptive sample statistics among cisgender men who used opioids in the past month, stratified by transactional sex status—Anne Arundel County and Baltimore City, Maryland
Characteristics (n, %) | Overall N = 422 | Transactional sex, past 3 months | Fisher’s exact p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 377, 89.3%) | Yes (n = 45, 10.7%) | |||
Socio-demographics | ||||
Age, in years (mean, std. dev.)* | 47.3 (11.4) | 48.0 (11.2) | 41.4 (11.9) |  < 0.001 |
Race and ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | 0.215 |
 Non-Hispanic Black | 303 (73.4) | 273 (74.0) | 30 (68.2) |  |
 Non-Hispanic White | 67 (16.2) | 61 (16.5) | 6 (16.2) |  |
 Hispanic and/or other | 43 (10.4) | 35 (9.5) | 8 (18.2) |  |
Current relationship status | Â | Â | Â | 0.337 |
 Single | 306 (72.5) | 273 (72.4) | 33 (73.3) |  |
 Partnered but unmarried | 74 (17.5) | 64 (17.0) | 10 (22.0) |  |
 Married | 42 (10.0) | 40 (10.6) | 2 (4.4) |  |
Sexual orientation |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Heterosexual/straight | 397 (94.5) | 362 (96.5) | 35 (77.8) |  |
 Gay or bisexual | 23 (5.5) | 13 (3.5) | 10 (22.2) |  |
Locality | Â | Â | Â | 0.939 |
 Anne Arundel | 98 (23.2) | 88 (23.3) | 10 (22.2) |  |
 Baltimore (2018) | 167 (39.6) | 148 (39.3) | 19 (42.2) |  |
 Baltimore (2019) | 157 (37.2) | 141 (37.4) | 18 (35.6) |  |
Economic and structural vulnerabilities | ||||
Completed education | Â | Â | Â | 0.747 |
Secondary school/GED or higher | 258 (61.3) | 229 (60.9) | 29 (64.4) | Â |
Less than secondary school/GED | 163 (38.7) | 147 (39.1) | 16 (35.6) | Â |
Arrested, past 12Â months | Â | Â | Â | 0.002 |
 No | 312 (73.9) | 288 (76.4) | 24 (53.3) |  |
 Yes | 110 (26.1) | 89 (23.6) | 21 (46.7) |  |
Currently homeless | Â | Â | Â | 0.019 |
 No | 143 (33.9) | 135 (35.8) | 8 (17.8) |  |
 Yes | 279 (66.1) | 242 (64.2) | 37 (82.2) |  |
Food insecurity, past month | Â | Â | Â | 0.006 |
 Went to sleep hungry < 1 × weekly | 176 (41.7) | 166 (44.0) | 10 (22.2) |  |
 Went to sleep hungry ≥ 1 × weekly | 246 (58.3) | 211 (56.0) | 35 (77.8) |  |
Current employment status | Â | Â | Â | 0.655 |
 Full-time or part-time employment | 60 (14.3) | 55 (14.6) | 5 (11.1) |  |
 Unemployed | 361 (85.7) | 321 (85.4) | 40 (88.9) |  |
Substance use, past 3Â months | ||||
Injection drug use | Â | Â | Â | 0.035 |
 None | 260 (61.6) | 239 (63.4) | 21 (46.7) |  |
 Any | 162 (38.4) | 138 (36.6) | 24 (53.3) |  |
Receptive syringe sharing** | Â | Â | Â | 0.015 |
 None | 127 (78.4) | 113 (81.9) | 14 (58.3) |  |
 Any | 35 (21.6) | 25 (18.1) | 10 (41.7) |  |
Made, sold, or traded drugs | Â | Â | Â | 0.025 |
 No | 180 (43.2) | 168 (45.0) | 12 (27.3) |  |
 Yes | 237 (56.8) | 205 (55.0) | 32 (72.7) |  |
Drug use setting | Â | Â | Â | 0.717 |
 Private use only | 103 (25.7) | 93 (26.1) | 10 (22.7) |  |
 Any semipublic or public use | 298 (74.3) | 264 (74.0) | 34 (77.3) |  |
Solitary drug use | Â | Â | Â | 0.850 |
 Used in the presence of others | 327 (77.7) | 291 (77.4) | 36 (80.0) |  |
 Used alone | 94 (22.3) | 85 (22.6) | 9 (20.0) |  |
Non-fatal drug overdose | Â | Â | Â | 0.182 |
 None | 348 (84.3) | 315 (85.1) | 33 (76.7) |  |
 Any | 65 (15.7) | 55 (14.9) | 10 (23.3) |  |
Health and well-being | ||||
Current health insurance status | Â | Â | Â | 0.845 |
 Public or privately insured | 331 (78.8) | 297 (79.0) | 34 (77.3) |  |
 Uninsured | 89 (21.2) | 79 (21.0) | 10 (22.7) |  |
Mental health service provision | Â | Â | Â | 0.102 |
 Never received mental health care | 149 (35.6) | 138 (37.0) | 11 (24.4) |  |
 Ever received mental health care | 269 (64.4) | 235 (63.0) | 34 (75.6) |  |
Hepatitis C status | Â | Â | Â | 0.365 |
 Negative | 313 (74.7) | 282 (75.4) | 31 (68.9) |  |
 Positive | 106 (25.6) | 92 (24.6) | 14 (31.1) |  |
Emergency room visit, past 3Â months | Â | Â | Â | 0.478 |
 No | 309 (73.4) | 278 (73.9) | 31 (68.9) |  |
 Yes | 112 (26.6) | 98 (26.1) | 14 (31.1) |  |
Accessed a syringe services program | Â | Â | Â | 0.502 |
 No | 254 (60.2) | 229 (60.7) | 25 (55.6) |  |
 Yes | 168 (39.8) | 148 (39.3) | 20 (44.4) |  |
Ever taken PrEP | Â | Â | Â | 0.057 |
 No | 392 (93.6) | 353 (94.4) | 39 (86.7) |  |
 Yes | 27 (6.4) | 21 (5.6) | 6 (13.3) |  |