TABLE 1.
Characteristic | Risk groups* | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All participants (N = 40) N (%) |
Risky injection behavior (exclusively) (n = 5) N (%) |
Risky sexual behavior (exclusively) (n = 12) N (%) |
Risky injection and sexual behavior (n = 18) N (%) |
Neither risky behavior (n = 5) N (%) |
|
Sex | |||||
Male | 29 (73) | 4 (80) | 8 (67) | 12 (67) | 5 (100) |
Female | 11 (28) | 1 (20) | 4 (33) | 6 (33) | 0 |
Age† | 21.6 (18–25) | 21.4 (20–24) | 21.7 (18–25) | 21.7 (18–25) | 21.4 (19–25) |
Race | |||||
White | 34 (85) | 5 (100) | 10 (83) | 15 (83) | 4 (80) |
Black | 5 (13) | 0 | 2 (17) | 2 (11) | 1 (20) |
Native American | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 1 (6) | 0 |
Hispanic ethnicity | 5 (13) | 1 (20) | 1 (8) | 3 (17) | 0 |
Interview site | |||||
Los Angeles | 20 (50) | 3 (60) | 7 (58) | 7 (39) | 3 (60) |
New York | 20 (50) | 2 (40) | 5 (42) | 11 (61) | 2 (40) |
Heterosexual/straight | 40 (100) | 5 (100) | 12 (100) | 18 (100) | 5 (100) |
Highest level of education | |||||
Less than high school | 19 (48) | 4 (80) | 8 (67) | 5 (28) | 2 (40) |
High school graduate/GED | 14 (35) | 1 (20) | 4 (33) | 9 (50) | 0 |
Some college/technical school | 7 (18) | 0 | 0 | 4 (22) | 3 (60) |
Currently employed | 1 (3) | 0 | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 |
History of mental health care | 31 (78) | 4 (80) | 9 (75) | 14 (78) | 4 (80) |
History of drug treatment program | 21 (53) | 2 (40) | 4 (33) | 11 (61) | 4 (80) |
Currently homeless | 26 (63) | 5 (100) | 10 (83) | 9 (50) | 2 (40) |
Current traveler | 25 (69) | 5 (100) | 3 (33) | 13 (77) | 4 (80) |
History of pregnancy/gotten | 22 (55) | 1 (20) | 6 (55) | 12 (67) | 3 (60) |
someone pregnant | |||||
History of incarceration | 38 (95) | 4 (80) | 11 (92) | 18 (100) | 5 (100) |
Ever tested for hepatitis C (HCV) | 34 (85) | 4 (80) | 11 (92) | 15 (83) | 4 (80) |
Ever tested for HIV | 39 (98) | 5 (100) | 12 (100) | 18 (100) | 4 (80) |
HCV positive†† | 12 (36) | 1 (20) | 3 (27) | 7 (47) | 1 (20) |
HIV positive†† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
risk groups are mutually exclusive.
years; mean (range).
self-reported.