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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2014 Sep 22;144:193–200. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.09.007

Table 1.

Individual characteristics at baseline assessment (N = 982).

N (%)
Female gender 370 (37.7)
Age
  <25 98 (10.0)
  25–35 183 (18.6)
  35–45 372 (37.9)
  >45 329 (33.5)
Completed high school 470 (47.9)
Aboriginal 302 (30.8)
White 635 (64.7)
Born in Canada 355 (36.2)
Ever been homeless 834 (84.9)
Ever overdosed 541 (55.1)
Ever been in any treatment 841 (85.6)
Ever been in MMT 737 (75.1)
In MMT at baseline assessment 492 (50.1)
Length of MMT history
  <1 Year 134 (13.6)
  1–5 Years 187 (19.0)
  >5 Years 165 (16.8)
Have been in MMT more than once 257 (26.1)
Ever had mental illness diagnosed 471 (48.0)
Ever been in jail 842 (85.7)
Have been in jail and/or prison >5 times 512 (52.1)
Have served a sentence >5 years 105 (10.7)
HIV Positive 332 (33.8)
Ever been on ART 311 (31.7)
Cohort
  ACCESS 332 (33.8)
  VIDUS 571 (58.2)
  ARYS 79 (8.0)
Year of baseline assessment
  2005 55 (5.6)
  2006 556 (56.6)
  2007 131 (13.3)
  2008 72 (7.3)
  2009 or later 168 (17.1)
Follow-up surveys completed during study period
  1 198 (20.2)
  2 254 (25.9)
  3 530 (54.0)
Missed a scheduled survey during study period 435 (44.3)

ART: antiretroviral therapy. ACCESS: AIDS Care Cohort to evaluate Exposure to Survival Services. VIDUS: Vancouver Injection Drug Users Study. ARYS: At-Risk Youth Study.