Table 2.

Key health risks and status characteristics of sample, by site

	Rio de Janeiro (n = 81)		Salvador (n = 79)
	n	%	n	%
Physical health status in past 30 days*
Excellent, very good, or good	43	53	19	24
Fair or poor	38	47	54	68
Had physical health problems in past 30 days	32	40	36	46
Physical health problems related to drug use	23	72	26	72
Received medical attention for physical health problems	4	13	9	25
Did not but would have liked to receive medical attention for physical health problems	24	75	30	83
Mental health status in past 30 days
Excellent, very good, or good	45	56	30	38
Fair or poor	35	44	44	56
Had mental health problems in past 30 days**	30	37	44	56
Mental health problems related to drug use	12	40	32	73
Received medical attention for mental health problems	0	0	2	5
Did not but would have liked to receive medical attention for mental health problems	17	57	32	73

*6 missing cases in Salvador; **1 missing case in Rio; 5 missing cases in Salvador.