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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample by study arm at the baseline assessment, EWORTH Effectiveness Trial, New York, 2015–2019 (n = 336)

From: Effectiveness of a culturally tailored HIV intervention in promoting PrEP among black women who use drugs in community supervision programs in New York City: a randomized clinical trial

 

No. (%)

Total (N = 336)a

Control (n = 173)a

EWORTH (n = 163)

Sociodemographic Indicators

   

Age, mean (SD)

31.8 (10.7)

31.6 (10.7)

32.1 (10.7)

Latinx ethnicity (All identified as Black during screening)

76 (22.7%)

42 (24.4%)

34 (20.9%)

Married, including common-law marriage

58 (17.3%)

25 (14.5%)

33 (20.2%)

High school graduate/GED

187 (55.8%)

96 (55.8%)

91 (55.8%)

Employed

100 (29.9%)

55 (32.0%)

45 (27.6%)

Substance Use Indicators

   

Ever binge drinking

232 (69.3%)

122 (70.9%)

110 (67.5%)

Binge drinking in the past 30 days

146 (43.6%)

75 (43.6%)

71 (43.6%)

Used any illicit drug in the past 30 days

198 (59.1%)

102 (59.3%)

96 (58.9%)

Ever injected drugs

14 (4.2%)

5 (2.9%)

9 (5.5%)

Injected drugs in the past 90 days

6 (1.8%)

3 (1.7%)

3 (1.8%)

Sexual risk indicators

   

Tested positive for an STI b

105 (31.5%)

44 (25.6%)*

61 (37.9%)*

More than one sexual partner in the past 90 days

162 (48.4%)

84 (48.8%)

78 (47.9%)

Exchange sex for money/food in the past 90 days

53 (15.8%)

26 (15.1%)

27 (16.6%)

# of unprotected sex acts across partners in the past 90 days

22.2 (30.9)

24.8 (33.5)

19.5 (27.7)

  1. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 by two-tailed t-test or Chi-squared test between two arms; (a) One missing case, 16 HIV positive cases removed from the total study sample; (b) Three participants did not test for STIs