Table 1.
Characteristics of semi-structured interview participants in rural New England, United States, 2018–2019 (n = 21, unless otherwise noted).
| Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Residence | |
| State | |
| Vermont | 11 (52) |
| New Hampshire | 6 (29) |
| Massachusetts | 4 (19) |
| Sociodemographics | |
| Gender: women | 11 (52) |
| Age (years): median (Q1–Q3) a | 29.5 (28–35) |
| Race/Ethnicity: non-Hispanic White b | 14 (93) |
| High school education or higher b | 12 (80) |
| Experienced homelessness (past 6 months) b | 8 (53) |
| Criminal justice involvement | |
| Incarcerated (past 6 months) b | 6 (40) |
| Substance use | |
| Injection drug use | |
| Currently injecting (past 30 days) | 17 (81) |
| Not currently, but previously injected (past year) | 4 (19) |
| Drug of choice b | |
| Heroin | 12 (80) |
| Fentanyl/carfentanil | 3 (20) |
| Infectious disease | |
| HCV seropositive c | 12 (57) |
a n = 20; b n = 15. c Of the 12 HCV seropositive participants, 9 were determined to be seropositive using a rapid antibody test. The remaining 3 participants self-reported their positive HCV serostatus.