Barriers and facilitators to medication-assisted treatment for cocaine use disorder among men who have sex with men: a qualitative study

Table 1 Participant demographics and substance use behaviors collected at baseline (n = 16)

Sample characteristics	n	%
Sex assigned at birth^a
Male	16	100
Age (years)
Under 50	11	69
50 or over	5	31
Ethnicity
Latino/Hispanic^b	3	19
Non-Latino/non-Hispanic	13	81
Race
White	7	44
African American or Black	3	19
Asian American or Pacific Islander	1	6
Other	5	31
Income^c
$0–$49,999	9	56
$50,000–$99,999	3	19
> $100,000	4	25
Education
Less than high school graduate	1	6
High school graduate or GED^c	3	19
Some college or associate degree	5	31
Bachelor’s degree	6	38
Master’s degree or higher	1	6
HIV status
Negative	13	81
Positive	3	19
Employment status
Employed	6	37
Unemployed	10	63
Health insurance status
Private	9	56
Medicare, Medi-Cal^d	7	44
Uninsured	0	0
Cocaine use frequency
Once a week or less	3	19
2–3 days per week	5	31
4–6 or more days a week	5	31
Daily	3	19
Ever attempted to stop or reduce cocaine use
Yes	13	81
No	3	19
Ever had treatment for cocaine use
Yes	6	37
No	10	63

^aReported by participants upon enrollment in the study. Throughout the study, one participant was transitioning and disclosed a gender identity that differed from sex assigned at birth during the time of exit interviews
^bLatino/Hispanic was the term used in the study to assess ethnicity and therefore reported as such
^cMedian household income in California: $80,440 (2019); $78,672 (2020) [33]
^dGeneral Educational Development tests, an equivalent alternative to the United States high school diploma
^eThe state of California’s Medicaid program

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