TABLE 6.
Risk Behaviors and SA Characteristics by Gender – HCV Positives Only
| Male | Female | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Times Inject Drugs–30 Days | 27.5 | 31.3 | .812 |
| # Times Inject Drugs with Other People– 30 Days | 14.9 | 17.1 | .831 |
| # Times Loaned Needles W/O Cleaning–30 Days | 3.3 | 3.4 | .984 |
| # Sex Partners–Last Six Months | 3.1 | 48.3 | .010 |
| # Times had Unprotected Sex–30 Days | 21.5 | 23.4 | .760 |
| # Times Unprotected Sex While Trading Sex for Drugs/Money–30 Days | 1.7 | 12.3 | < .001 |
| # Times had Unprotected Sex with Someone who Shot Drugs | 3.7 | 1.1 | .378 |
| # Times had Unprotected Sex with Someone who Smokes Crack or Meth | 4.8 | 11.1 | .085 |
| Have a Tattoo | 73.3% | 62.9% | .244 |
| HIV Positive | 5.0% | 5.7% | .860 |
| Self Report of Being HCV Positive Prior to Testing | 42.4% | 60% | .073 |
| Reported Having TB | 10.9% | 0.0% | .042 |
| Reported Having Hepatitis B | 11.1 % | 8.6% | .673 |
| Had Blood Transfusion | 9.0% | 11.4% | .675 |
| Life Considerably or Extremely Stressful Because of Drug Use | 23.8% | 42.9% | .031 |
| Drug Use Affected Health Past Six Months | 71.4% | 51.5% | .040 |
| Substance Abuse Treatment Important | 69.3% | 74.3% | .577 |
| Times in Substance Abuse Treatment | 3.3 | 2.9 | .537 |
| Ever Gone to Self Help Meetings | 79.2% | 85.7% | .399 |
| Currently in Drug Treatment | 55.0% | 20.0% | < .001 |
| Heroin as Most Serious Drug Problem | 28.7% | 22.9% | .502 |
| Cocaine as Most Serious Drug Problem | 26.7% | 62.9% | < .001 |
| Age First Used Illicit Substances | 14.6 | 16.0 | .188 |
| Number of Times Overdosed on Drugs | 1.8 | .83 | .569 |