Table 1 Characteristics of PWID in San Diego County (N = 262)
Characteristic | Total (N = 262) N (%)a |
|---|---|
Sociodemographics | |
Mean age in years (SD) | 43.11 (11.8) |
Sex assigned at birth | |
Male | 182 (69.5) |
Female | 80 (30.5) |
Gender identity | |
Man | 182 (69.5) |
Woman | 80 (30.5) |
Sexual orientation | |
Heterosexual/Straight | 241 (92.0) |
Homosexual/Gay/Lesbian | 7 (2.7) |
Bisexual | 13 (5.0) |
Other | 1 (0.4) |
Ethnicity | |
Hispanic | 104 (39.7) |
Non-Hispanic | 158 (60.3) |
Highest level of education completed | |
Completed secondary and below | 103 (39.3) |
Some education beyond secondary | 159 (60.7) |
Housing status (past 6 months) | |
Unhoused | 184 (70.2) |
Housed | 78 (29.8) |
Injection and substance use behaviors | |
Fentanyl injection (past 6 months) | |
Injected fentanyl | 88 (33.7) |
Did not inject fentanyl | 173 (66.3) |
Polydrug use (past 6 months)b | |
Polydrug use | 198 (75.9) |
No polydrug use | 63 (24.1) |
Injection frequency (past 6 months) | |
Injected multiple times daily | 162 (61.8) |
Did not inject multiple times daily | 100 (38.2) |
Receptive syringe use (past 6 months) | |
Injected using previously used syringe | 94 (35.9) |
Did not inject with a previously used syringe | 168 (64.1) |
Sexual behaviors | |
Any sex (past 6 months)c | |
Had sex | 153 (58.9) |
Did not have sex | 107 (41.2) |
Mean number of sexual partners (SD) | 1.32 (2.8) |
Transactional sex (past 6 months)d | |
Transactional sex | 14 (5.4) |
No transactional sex | 246 (94.6) |
Substance use before or during sex (past 6 months)e | |
Used substances before or during sex | 143 (55.0) |
Did not use substances before or during sex | 117 (45.0) |
PrEP related variables | |
Prior PrEP awareness | |
Not aware of PrEP | 197 (75.2) |
Aware of PrEP | 65 (24.8) |
PrEP use (ever) | |
Never used PrEP | 191 (97.5) |
Ever used PrEP | 5 (2.6) |