Table 1.
Characteristics of Study Participants (N=269)
| Characteristic | N (SD) or (%) |
|---|---|
| SOCIODEMOGRAPHICS AND INCARCERATION INFO | |
| Age at relapse (mean, sd) | 30.0 (5.1) |
| Sex Men Women |
231 (85.9) 38 (14.1) |
| Race/Ethnicity Russian Other |
257 (95.5) 12 (4.4) |
| St. Petersburg native Yes No |
229 (85.1) 40 (14.9) |
| Highest education level attained Less than secondary education Secondary education or higher |
32 (11.9) 237 (88.1) |
| Age of first drink of alcohol (mean, sd) | 14.0 (2.5) |
| Duration of injection drug use at relapse (mean, sd, median) | 11.8 (5.1) |
| # of times incarcerated 1 >1 |
149 (56.0) 117 (44.0) |
| Years since release (mean, sd, median) | 4.6, 3.3, 4.0 |
| Inject drugs last time in prison No Yes |
201 (74.7) 68 (25.3) |
| Location and company at relapse Home alone Home with friends Not at home with friends Other |
48 (17.9) 40 (14.9) 172 (64. 2) 8 (3.0) |
| Employed at relapse No Yes |
168 (63.9) 95 (36.1) |
| Elapsed days from release to relapse median, range | 30 (0–1826) |
| Sterile syringe used at relapse No Yes |
38 (13.9) 225 (85.6) |
| KNOWLEDGE OF SEROSTATUS (awareness prior to relapse) | |
| HIV positive | 107 (40.7) |
| Number of diseases known 0 1 2 3 |
51 (19.0) 79 (29.4) 77 (28.6) 62 (23.1) |
| Viral hepatitis serostatus Negative for both HBV and HCV Positive for either HBV or HCV Positive for HBV and HCV |
64 (24.2) 88 (33.3) 112 (42.4) |