Table 1. Sample profile of mental health, substance use, and HIV risk behavior (N=136).
| Demographics | Mean or Percent |
|---|---|
| Age | 31.3 |
| White | 98.5% |
| Years of Education | 11.2 |
| Married | 39.7% |
| Employed in 6 mo. before Incarceration | 29.4% |
| Days Incarcerated (current sentence) | 76.5 |
| Number of times incarcerated as an adult | 6.3 |
| Mental Health1 | |
| Anxiety | 61.8% |
| Depression | 77.2% |
| Post-Traumatic Stress | 62.5% |
| Endorses symptoms for two mental health problems | 23.5% |
| Endorses symptoms for all three mental health problems | 47.1% |
| Substance use (average # days in past 6 months) | |
| Oxycodone | 78.8 |
| Anti-anxiety medication | 71.6 |
| Buprenorphine | 53.9 |
| Marijuana | 57.2 |
| Lortab/Hydrocodone | 43.6 |
| Percocet | 33.8 |
| Methamphetamine | 32.8 |
| Alcohol | 18.3 |
| Methadone | 16.2 |
| Downers/sleeping pills | 10.7 |
| Used multiple drugs in past 6 mo. | 80.9% |
| Mean # of days in past 6 mo. used multiple drugs | 108.6 |
| # of days in 6 mo. prior was high on drugs | 135.3 |
| HIV Risk Behavior | |
| Ever injected a drug in lifetime | 75.7% |
| Injected drug in past 6 months | 62.5% |
| Shared needles in past year (n=59) | 70.3% |
| Shared works in the past year (n=59) | 96.6% |
| Average number of lifetime male sex partners | 24.4 (range 2-250) |
| Average number of sex partner in past year | 3.6 (range 0-100) |
| Ever traded sex for money/drugs/food | 53 (39.0%) |
| Any past year exchange of sex for drugs or money | 31 (22.8%) |
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Note: Mental health issues based on meeting GAIN criteria.