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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of PRIMER participants that completed the quantitative baseline survey in Tijuana, Mexico (n = 748)

From: The role of drug treatment and recovery services: an opportunity to address injection initiation assistance in Tijuana, Mexico

Categorical Variables

n (%)

Gender

 Men

457 (61.1)

 Women

291 (38.9)

Housing Status

 Stable Housing

465 (62.2)

 Other

283 (27.8)

Marital Status

 Married

326 (43.7)

 Other

420 (56.3)

Injection Drug Use Frequencya

 Daily

607 (81.1)

 Less Than Daily

41 (5.5)

 None

100 (13.4)

Provided Injection Initiation Assistancea

 Yes

41 (5.5)

 No

707 (94.5)

Enrolled in any Drug Treatment or Recovery Servicea

 Yes

92 (12.3)

 No

656 (87.7)

Voluntarily Enrolled in Abstinence-Based Drug Recovery Servicesa

 Yes

48 (6.4)

 No

700 (93.6)

Enrolled in MATa

 Yes

21 (2.8)

 No

727 (97.2)

  1. aThe variable refers to activities during the previous six months; MAT: Medication-Assisted Treatment; SD: Standard Deviation