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. 2014 Jan 31;9(1):e87993. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087993

Table 2. HIV seroprevalence among never-injecting drug users, New York City, 1995–1999.

1995–1999 2005–2011
n HIV positive n (%) n HIV positive n (%)
Total 785 55 (7) 1764 237 (13)
Gender
Male 567 32 (6)* 1327 144 (11)* #
Female 218 23 (11) 437 93 (21)#
Race/Ethnicity
White 64 1 (2) 92 3 (3)
African-American 299 25 (8) 1185 180 (15)* #
Hispanic 404 29 (7) 442 52 (12)* #
Age
<35 369 18 (5) 220 23 (11)#
35 or older 416 37 (9)* 1509 207 (14)#
Multiple Sex Partners
No 555 39 (7) 1121 164 (15)* #
Yes 230 16 (7) 643 71 (11)
Unsafe sex with primary partner
No 317 36 (11) 985 369 (17)* #
Yes 462 18 (4)* 768 64 (8)#
Unsafe sex with casual partner
No 667 49 (87) 1432 206 (15)* #
Yes 113 5 (4) 308 25 (8)
Drug use in past six months
Crack Cocaine 358 34 (10) 1281 207 (16)* #
Cocaine 362 25 (7) 726 67 (9)
Heroin 679 42 (6) 686 59 (9)
#

Significant difference by chi square test (comparing same row across time periods).

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Significant difference by chi square test (largest subgroup compared to all others within time period).