Table 1 Socio-demographic, drug use, and PrEP/MOUD knowledge, awareness, and interest among Black PWID (N = 30)
Characteristic | Total n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (median, IQR) | 53 (32–62) |
Biological sex (n, %) | |
Male | 28 (93.3) |
Female | 2 (6.7) |
Race/ethnicity (n, %) | |
Non-Hispanic black | 24 (80.0) |
Hispanic black | 4 (13.3) |
Refused | 2 (6.7) |
Annual income (n, %) | |
< $14,999 | 25 (92.6) |
> $15,000 | 2 (7.4) |
Insurance status (n, %) | |
Medicaid | 7 (23.3) |
Private | 3 (10.0) |
No insurance | 19 (63.3) |
Housing status (n, %) | |
Currently experiencing homelessness | 17 (56.7) |
Not experiencing homelessness | 13 (43.3) |
Substances injected in previous 30 days (n, %) | |
Heroin | 25 (83.3) |
Cocaine | 15 (50.0) |
Methamphetamine | 7 (23.3) |
Crack-cocaine | 8 (26.7) |
Speedball | 10 (33.3) |
Fentanyl/carfentanil | 16 (53.3) |
PrEP assessment | |
Ever heard of PrEP (n, %) | |
Yes | 18 (60.0) |
No | 12 (40.0) |
Ever taken PrEP (n, %) | |
Yes | 2 (6.7) |
No | 28 (93.3) |
Would you like to receive information about PrEP? (n, %) | |
Yes | 20 (66.7) |
No | 10 (33.3) |
In what way(s) would you prefer to receive more information about PrEP? (n, %) | |
Brochures | 2 (6.7) |
Videos | 4 (13.3) |
Lectures | 0 (0.0) |
Focus groups | 3 (10.0) |
At the SSP | 7 (23.3) |
From a peer currently taking PrEP | 18 (60.0) |
How interested are you in receiving PrEP for free here on the SSP mobile unit? (n, %) | |
Not interested at all | 6 (20.0) |
Somewhat interested | 16 (53.3) |
Very interested | 8 (26.7) |
MOUD assessment | |
Ever heard of MOUD | |
Yes | 29 (96.7) |
No | 1 (3.3) |
Ever taken a MOUD (n, %) | |
Yes | 23 (76.7) |
No | 7 (23.3) |
Currently taking a MOUD (n = 23) (n, %) | |
Yes | 3 (13.0) |
No | 20 (87.0) |
MOUD used (n = 23) (n, %) | |
Methadone | 6 (26.1) |
Buprenorphine | 16 (69.6) |
Extended-release naltrexone | 1 (4.3) |
Would you like to receive information about buprenorphine? (n, %) | |
Yes | 25 (83.3) |
No | 5 (16.7) |
In what way(s) would you prefer to receive more information about buprenorphine? (n, %) | |
Brochures | 3 (10.0) |
Videos | 3 (10.0) |
Lectures | 0 (0.0) |
Focus Groups | 1 (3.3) |
At the SSP | 11 (36.7) |
From a peer currently on MOUD | 18 (60.0) |
How interested are you in receiving buprenorphine for free here on the SSP mobile unit? (n, %) | |
Not at all interested | 4 (13.3) |
Somewhat interested | 10 (33.3) |
Very interested | 16 (53.3) |