Table 1 Participant characteristics for total sample and by naloxone carriage status
From: Harm reduction behaviors are associated with carrying naloxone among patients on methadone treatment
Variable | Overall N = 97 | Do not carry naloxone N = 56 | Carry naloxone N = 41 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (M, SD) | 47.6 (11.9) | 48.9 (12.1) | 45.8 (11.6) | 0.212 |
Sex | 0.426 | |||
Female | 40 (41.2%) | 25 (44.6%) | 15 (36.6%) | |
Male | 57 (58.8%) | 31 (55.4%) | 26 (63.4%) | |
Education | 0.049 | |||
Less than High School | 19 (19.6%) | 15 (26.8%) | 4 (9.8%) | |
High School or GED | 52 (53.6%) | 30 (53.6%) | 22 (53.7%) | |
College | 26 (26.8%) | 11 (19.6%) | 15 (36.6%) | |
Race | 0.001 | |||
Other | 63 (65.0%) | 44 (78.6%) | 19 (46.3%) | |
White | 34 (35.1%) | 12 (21.4%) | 22 (53.7%) | |
Injected drugs | 0.040 | |||
No | 35 (36.1%) | 25 (44.6%) | 10 (24.4%) | |
Yes | 62 (63.9%) | 31 (55.4%) | 31 (75.6%) | |
Received naloxone training | 0.037 | |||
No | 16 (16.5%) | 13 (23.2%) | 3 (7.3%) | |
Yes | 81 (83.5%) | 43 (76.8%) | 38 (92.7%) | |
Harm reduction behaviors (M, SD) | 2.5 (1.4) | 2.3 (1.3) | 2.9 (1.4) | 0.018 |