Table 1.
Baseline sociodemographic and risk characteristics, by sex
| Characteristic | Women (N=330) | Men (N=330) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (yr)a | 38.4 ± 8.4 | 40.4 ± 8.1 |
| Race/ Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 167 (50.6%) | 184 (55.8%) |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 112 (33.9%) | 120 (36.4%) |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 42 (12.7%) | 17 (5.2%) |
| Black and Hispanic | 4 (1.2%) | 4 (1.2%) |
| Other | 5 (1.5%) | 5 (1.5%) |
| Completed high school or higher education | 158 (47.9%) | 183 (55.4%) |
| Residence | ||
| Permanent | 118 (35.8%) | 126 (38.2%) |
| Transient (e.g., living temporarily with someone else, renting hotel, welfare boarding house) | 165 (50.0%) | 59 (17.8%) |
| Homeless (e.g., living in street, car or shelter) | 47 (14.2%) | 145 (43.9%) |
| Income type | ||
| Job on or off the books | 50 (15.2%) | 115 (34.8%) |
| Social security, disability, pensions, V.A. | 58 (17.6%) | 51 (15.5%) |
| Welfare or workfare | 173 (52.4%) | 158 (47.9%) |
| Main partner | 250 (75.8%) | 209 (63.3%) |
| Family, friends, or acquaintances | 177 (53.6%) | 182 (55.2%) |
| Other legal or illegal activity | 102 (30.9%) | 188 (57.0%) |
| WIC checks, food stamps | 256 (77.6%) | 247 (74.8%) |
| Total average monthly income | ||
| < $300 | 53 (16.1%) | 50 (15.2%) |
| $300 – $599 | 117 (35.5%) | 111 (33.6%) |
| $600 – $899 | 82 (24.8%) | 80 (24.2%) |
| ≥ $900 | 77 (23.3%) | 89 (27.0%) |
| Self-reported positive disease status | ||
| HBV | 33 (10.0%) | 36 (10.9%) |
| HCV | 100 (30.3%) | 118 (35.8%) |
| HIV | 0 (0%) | 22 (6.7%) |
| Drug/Alcohol use in past 30 days | ||
| Alcohol | 200 (60.6%) | 212 (64.2%) |
| Tobacco | 300 (90.9%) | 308 (93.3%) |
| Marijuana | 149 (45.2%) | 163 (49.4%) |
| Non-injected crack | 189 (57.3%) | 165 (50.0%) |
| Non-injected cocaine | 143 (43.3%) | 139 (42.1%) |
| Non-injected heroin | 142 (43.0%) | 144 (43.6%) |
| Injected drugs | 110 (33.3%) | 116 (35.2%) |
| Ever used injected illegal drugs | 159 (48.2%) | 181 (54.8%) |
| Relationship duration (y)a | 7.6 ± 7.4 | 7.6 ± 7.4 |
| Marital Status | ||
| Single, never married | 16 (4.8%) | 19 (5.8%) |
| Married to current partner | 85 (25.8%) | 77 (23.3%) |
| Married, but not to current partner | 6 (1.8%) | 7 (2.1%) |
| Common-law marriage | 214 (64.8%) | 224 (67.9%) |
| Legally separated or divorced | 4 (1.2%) | 3 (0.9%) |
| Widowed | 3 (0.9%) | 0 (0%) |
| Other | 2 (0.6%) | 0 (0%) |
| Live with main partner | 145 (43.9%) | 140 (42.4%) |
| Experienced any partner-perpetrated violence prior 90 days | ||
| Emotional violence | 295 (89.4%) | 296 (89.7%) |
| Physical violence | 128 (38.8%) | 141 (42.7%) |
| Sexual violence | 39 (11.8%) | 33 (4.9%) |
Values expressed, unless otherwise indicated, as frequency (percentage)
a
Values expressed as mean ± standard deviation