Table 1 Univariate analysis of factors potentially associated with ever providing injection initiation assistance among persons who inject drugs in San Diego, CA (n = 354)
Variable | Did not ever initiate others into injection (n = 219) | Ever initiated others into injection (n = 135) | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
≤ 30 | 9 (31.0%) | 20 (69.0%) | 0.001 |
31–50 | 104 (62.3%) | 63 (37.7%) | |
≥ 51 | 106 (67.1%) | 52 (32.9%) | |
Gender, n = 352b | |||
Female | 64 (65.3%) | 34 (34.7%) | 0.460 |
Transgender | 2 (40.0%) | 3 (60.0%) | |
Male | 153 (61.5%) | 96 (38.6%) | |
Marital Status | |||
Married | 28 (68.3%) | 13 (31.7%) | 0.398 |
Other | 191 (61.0%) | 122 (39.0%) | |
Ever been in prison | |||
No | 103 (60.2%) | 68 (39.8%) | 0.585 |
Yes | 116 (63.4%) | 67 (36.6%) | |
Years since first injection, n = 353b | |||
≤ 5 years | 10 (50.0%) | 10 (50.0%) | 0.504 |
6–10 years | 30 (61.2%) | 19 (38.8%) | |
> 10 years | 179 (63.0%) | 105 (37.0%) | |
Ever injected heroin | |||
No | 31 (62.0%) | 19 (38.0%) | >0.999 |
Yes | 188 (61.8%) | 116 (38.2%) | |
Ever injected cocaine | |||
No | 56 (62.9%) | 33 (37.1%) | 0.900 |
Yes | 163 (61.5%) | 102 (38.5%) | |
Ever injected meth | |||
No | 29 (76.3%) | 9 (23.7%) | 0.054 |
Yes | 190 (60.1%) | 126 (39.9%) | |
Ever enrolled in MAT | |||
No | 128 (59.0%) | 89 (41.0%) | 0.178 |
Yes | 91 (66.4%) | 46 (33.6%) | |