Participant perceptions on the acceptability and feasibility of a telemedicine-based HIV PrEP and buprenorphine/naloxone program embedded within syringe services programs: a qualitative descriptive evaluation

Table 1 Participant descriptive information, n (%)

Characteristic, *	Site		Total n = 11
Characteristic, *	Wilmington n = 5	Charlotte n = 6	Total n = 11
Age, in years
20–29	1 (20.0)	1 (16.7)	2 (18.2)
30–39	3 (60.0)	2 (33.3)	5 (45.5)
40–49	0 (0.0)	2 (33.3)	2 (18.2)
50 +	1 (20.0)	1 (16.7)	2 (18.2)
Gender identity^a
Male	4 (80.0)	5 (83.3)	9 (81.9)
Female	1 (20.0)	1 (16.7)	2 (18.2)
Race
White	5 (100.0)	6 (100)	11 (100)
Ethnicity
Not Hispanic or Latino	5 (100.0)	5 (83.3)	10 (90.9)
Hispanic or Latino	0 (0.0)	1 (16.7)	1 (9.1)
Highest grade or year of school completed
Some high school	1 (20.0)	2 (33.3)	3 (27.3)
High school or GED	1 (20.0)	1 (16.7)	2 (18.1)
Some college	3 (60.0)	2 (33.3)	5 (45.5)
Associate's degree	0 (0.0)	1 (16.7)	1 (9.1)
Marital/partnership status
Single and never married	3 (60.0)	3 (50.0)	6 (54.5)
Legally married/legal domestic partnership	0 (0.0)	2 (33.3)	2 (18.2)
Partnered and living together, or informally married	1 (20.0)	1 (16.7)	2 (18.2)
Separated	1 (20.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (9.1)
Work status
Unemployed	1 (20.0)	2 (33.3)	3 (27.3)
Working part-time^b	2 (40.0)	1 (16.7)	3 (27.3)
Working full-time^c	1 (20.0)	1 (16.7)	2 (18.2)
Disabled, not able to work	0 (0.0)	1 (16.7)	1 (9.1)
A full-time, stay-at-home parent	0 (0.0)	1 (16.7)	1 (9.1)
Full-time student	1 (20.0)	0 (0)	1 (9.1)

*Demographic information collected as part of main study
**Some totals do not equal 100% due to rounding
^aGender options: male, female, transgender male, transgender female, non-binary/gender non-conforming, other
^bLess than 35 h a week, includes labor pool, day work, and self-employed
^c35 hours or more a week, includes self-employed

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