Table 1.
CHARACTERISTICS OF ENROLLED PARTICIPANTS
| TOTAL |
BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION |
VACCINATION SCHEDULE |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARACTERISTIC | N=1260 | Standard Group n=630 |
Enhanced Group n=630 |
Standard Schedule (0, 1, 6 mo) n=626 |
Accelerated Schedule (0, 1, 2 mo) n=634 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 969 (78%) | 473 (75%) | 496 (79%) | 474 (76%) | 495 (78%) |
| Female | 291 (22%) | 157 (25%) | 133 (21%) | 152 (24%) | 139 (22%) |
| Age | |||||
| 18–29 | 119 (9%) | 46 (7%) | 73 (12%)* | 62 (10%) | 57 (9%) |
| 30–39 | 295 (23%) | 154 (24%) | 141 (22%) | 140 (23%) | 155 (24%) |
| 40–49 | 548 (44%) | 287 (46%) | 261 (42%) | 278 (44%) | 270 (43%) |
| ≥ 50 | 298 (24%) | 143 (23%) | 154 (24%) | 146 (23%) | 152 (24%) |
| Race | |||||
| Black | 1071 (85%) | 537 (85%) | 534 (85%) | 534 (85%) | 537 (85%) |
| White | 129 (10%) | 56 (9%) | 73 (12%) | 65 (10%) | 64 (10%) |
| Hispanic/Other | 60 (5%) | 37 (6%) | 22 (3%) | 27 (5%) | 33 (5%) |
| Education | |||||
| < High school | 70 (6%) | 36 (6%) | 34 (5%) | 30 (5%) | 40 (6%) |
| High school | 898 (71%) | 444 (70%) | 453 (72%) | 460 (73%) | 438 (69%) |
| Some college | 292 (23%) | 150 (24%) | 142 (23%) | 136 (22%) | 156 (25%) |
| Housing status | |||||
| Permanent | 52 (4%) | 27 (4%) | 25 (4%) | 23 (4%) | 29 (5%) |
| Temporary/streets | 1208 (96%) | 603 (97%) | 604 (96%) | 603 (96%) | 605 (95%) |
| Drug treatment (ever): yes | 763 (61%) | 369 (59%) | 393 (62%) | 373 (60%) | 390 (61%) |
| IDU ever: yes | 378 (30%) | 187 (30%) | 191 (30%) | 174 (28%) | 204 (32%) |
| HCV positive: yes | 423 (34%) | 99 (32%) | 223 (35%) | 200 (32%) | 223 (35%) |
| IDU in last 30 days: yes | 92 (7%) | 53 (8%) | 39 (6%) | 50 (8%) | 42 (7%) |
| Traded sex for money/drugs in last 30 days: yes |
217 (18%) | 108 (17%) | 109 (17%) | 93 (15%) | 124 (20%)* |
| Traded money/drugs for sex in last 30 days: yes |
200 (16%) | 97 (15%) | 103 (16%) | 87 (14%) | 113 (18%) |
| Crack in last 30 days: yes | 1151 (91%) | 575 (91%) | 576 (91%) | 560 (89%) | 591 (93%) |
| Cocaine in last 30 days: yes | 204 (16%) | 101 (16%) | 103 (16%) | 108 (17%) | 96 (15%) |
| Methamphetamines in last 30 days: yes |
50 (4%) | 26 (4%) | 24 (4%) | 25 (4%) | 25 (4%) |
| Fry in last 30 days: yes | 24 (2%) | 12 (2%) | 12 (2%) | 13 (2%) | 11 (2%) |
| Marijuana in last 30 days: yes | 620 (49%) | 306 (46%) | 314 (50%) | 306 (49%) | 314 (50%) |
| Alcohol in last 30 days: yes | 870 (69%) | 439 (70%) | 431 (68%) | 429 (69%) | 441 (70%) |
| Heroin in last 30 days: yes | 48 (4%) | 32 (5%) | 16 (3%) | 25 (4%) | 22 (4%) |
| Speedball in last 30 days: yes | 23 (2%) | 12 (2%) | 11 (2%) | 13 (2%) | 10 (2%) |
| Combination drug use in last 30 days |
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| No drug use | 28 (2%) | 16 (3%) | 12 (2%) | 16 (3%) | 12 (2%)* |
| Used 1 drug | 21 (17%) | 99 (16%) | 116 (18%) | 92 (15%) | 123 (19%) |
| Used 2 drugs | 478 (38%) | 243 (39%) | 235 (37%) | 264 (42%) | 214 (34%) |
| Used ≥3 drugs | 539 (43%) | 272 (43%) | 267 (42%) | 254 (41%) | 285 (45%) |
*
p-value<0.05
Note: “Fry” is marijuana laced with PCP and embalming fluid; “speedball” is heroin and cocaine