Table 1 Couples Demographics All names are pseudonyms. H = heroin; C = cocaine; CR = crack; A = alcohol. Apt, homeless, Apt means during the course of the study, couples moved from an apartment to being homeless, to an apartment again.

CO1: DIANA

B

F

6

APT, HOMELESS

H, C, CR, A

HIV+, HEP C

CO1: GLENN

B

M

6

APT, HOMELESS

H, C, CR, A

HIV+

CO2: SANDRA

PR

F

5

APT

H

HIV-

CO2: JULIO

PR

M

5

APT

H

HIV- HEP C

CO3: DAISY

PR

F

11

ALT W/FAMILY, HOMELESS

H, A

HIV+

CO3: JUAN

PR

M

11

ALT W/FAMILY, HOMELESS

H

HIV+

CO4: PATRICIA

PR

F

4

APT

H,

HIV+

CO4: ANDRES

PR

M

4

APT

H,

HIV+

CO5: LILIA

PR

F

7

APT, HOMELESS, APT

H

HIV-

C05: REINALDO

PR

M

7

APT, HOMELESS, APT

H

HIV-

CO6: RAQUEL

PR

F

22

APT W/2 CHILDREN

H

HIV-

CO6: VICENTE

PR

M

22

APT W/2 CHILDREN

H (SNIFFS)

HIV-

CO7: CANDY

W

F

4

HOMELESS, APT

H

HIV-

CO7: LEONARDO

PR

M

4

HOMELESS, APT

C,

HIV-

CO8: OLIVIA

PR

F

2

HOMELESS

H

HIV-

CO8: SANTO

PR

M

2

HOMELESS

H

HIV-

CO9: ALTHEA

B

M

3

APT

H, A,

HIV+ HEP C

CO9: GEORGE

B

F

3

APT

H

HIV+

C10: DOUGLAS

B

M

7

APT, HOMELESS, APT

H, C, CR, A

HIV+

C10: CHRISTOPHER

B

M

7

APT, HOMELESS, APT

H, C, CR, A

HIV+