Table 1.
Total sample n (%) | PWID-related stigma score (mean, SD) | p value | |
---|---|---|---|
Study characteristics | |||
Recruitment method | 0.2391 | ||
Non-syringe pharmacy customer | 3 (2.3) | 2.5 (1.1) | |
Pharmacy syringe customer | 78 (59.1) | 2.3 (0.7) | |
PWID peer | 51 (38.6) | 2.1 (0.7) | |
Pharmacy neighborhood | 0.8285 | ||
Washington Heights | 44 (33.3) | 2.2 (0.9) | |
South Bronx | 20 (15.2) | 2.2 (0.8) | |
Central Harlem | 68 (51.5) | 2.3 (0.7) | |
Socio-demographic characteristics | |||
Age (mean, SD) | 42.7 (9.7) | 0.8673 | |
Gender | 0.2135 | ||
Male | 105 (80.2) | 2.3 (0.76) | |
Female | 26 (19.9) | 2.1 (0.75) | |
Race/ethnicity | 0.0033 | ||
Latino | 73 (55.3) | 2.4 (0.8) | |
Black | 18 (13.6) | 2.2 (0.7) | |
White/Other | 41 (31.1) | 1.9 (0.6) | |
Education level | 0.0001 | ||
< High school | 38 (28.8) | 2.6 (0.8) | |
≥ High school | 94 (71.2) | 2.1 (0.7) | |
Homelessa | 0.8225 | ||
No | 78 (59.1) | 2.2 (0.8) | |
Yes | 54 (40.9) | 2.2 (0.6) | |
Employmenta | 0.7384 | ||
Not employed | 113 (86.3) | 2.2 (0.7) | |
Employed | 18 (13.7) | 2.2 (0.9) | |
Injection risk behaviors | |||
Years since injection initiation (mean, SD) | 16.7 (11.1) | 0.9792 | |
Number of injection partnersa (mean, SD) | 0.64 (1.0) | 0.5682 | |
Frequency of injectiona | 0.6598 | ||
Less than daily | 98 (74.2) | 2.2 (0.8) | |
At least daily | 34 (25.8) | 2.2 (0.7) | |
Syringe borrowinga | 0.2913 | ||
No | 120 (91.6) | 2.3 (0.8) | |
Yes | 12 (8.4) | 2.0 (0.5) | |
100% sterile syringe usea | 0.0918 | ||
No | 59 (45.0) | 2.1 (0.7) | |
Yes | 72 (55.0) | 2.3 (0.8) | |
Pharmacya | 0.9448 | ||
No | 40 (30.5) | 2.2 (0.9) | |
Yes | 91 (69.5) | 2.2 (0.7) | |
SEPa | 0.0034 | ||
No | 41 (31.3) | 2.5 (0.7) | |
Yes | 90 (68.7) | 2.1 (0.7) | |
100% pharmacy or SEP usea | 0.0125 | ||
No | 6 (4.6) | 3.0 (1.0) | |
Yes | 124 (95.4) | 2.2 (0.7) | 20 |
past 3 months
b past 30 days
c past 2 months