Table 1 Population-based demographic information for patients accessing the mobile medical unit during the study period (n = 106)
From: Patient experiences of buprenorphine dispensing from a mobile medical unit
Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age – Years, mean (SD) | 45.4 (11.1) |
Gender | |
 Male | 75 (70.8) |
 Female | 30 (28.3) |
 Non-binary | 1 (0.9) |
Race/Ethnicity | |
 Black or African American | 63 (59.4) |
 White | 30 (28.3) |
 Hispanic/Latinx | 11 (10.4) |
 Other/unspecified | 9 (8.5) |
 Unknown/uncollected | 1 (0.9) |
Insurance Status | |
 Insured | 94 (88.7) |
 Insured by Medicaid | 84 (79.2) |
 Uninsured | 12 (11.3) |
Route of Substance Administration (n = 94) | |
 Insufflation only | 67 (71.3) |
 Multiple routes | 14 (14.9) |
 Injection only | 11 (11.7) |
 Oral only | 2 (2.1) |
Documented Polysubstance Use (n = 88) | |
 Polysubstance | 79 (89.8) |
 Non-polysubstance | 9 (10.2) |
Substance Use History | |
 Bags used per day, mean (SD) - (n = 83) | 4.7 (3.4) |
 Years of use, mean (SD) - (n = 78) | 18.4 (12.2) |