Table 1.
Baseline characteristics by arm
| N (%) or median (IQR) | ||
|---|---|---|
| LT-MAT (N = 623) |
ST-MAT (N = 627) |
|
| Demographic characteristics | ||
| Age | 33 (27,39) | 34 (28,39) |
| Male | 574 (92%) | 577 (92%) |
| Ethnic minority1 | 262 (42%) | 260 (41%) |
| Married/Living with Partner | 321 (51%) | 327 (52%) |
| Days employed (prior 30 days) | 15 (0,28) | 16 (0,27) |
| Injection drug use behaviors | ||
| Used needle/syringe after someone in the prior 6 months | 136 (22%) | 121 (19%) |
| Age at first injection | 24 (21, 30) | 25 (20, 31) |
| Years of injection | 7 (3, 12) | 7 (3, 12) |
| Self-reported drugs injected (prior 30 days) | ||
| Heroin | 556 (90%) | 556 (89%) |
| Opium | 66 (11%) | 69 (11%) |
| Amphetamine | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Methadone | 3 (1%) | 0 (0%) |
| Benzodiazepine | 5 (1%) | 10 (2%) |
| Median number of injections (prior 30 days) | 84 (60, 90) | 84 (60, 90) |
| Urine drug screen | ||
| Opioid | 623 (100%) | 627 (100%) |
| Amphetamine | 8 (1%) | 12 (2%) |
| Methadone | 25 (4%) | 18 (3%) |
| Benzodiazepine | 111 (18%) | 124 (20%) |
1
Ethnic minority are participants who did not identify as Han in China or Thai in Thailand