Table 1.
Baseline unadjusted comparisons between intervention arms
| C & E plus | C & E only | |
|---|---|---|
| City | ||
| Odessa | 216 | 205 |
| Dontesk | 176 | 187 |
| Nikolayev | 219 | 197 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 446 | 453 |
| Female | 165 | 136 |
| Age, Mean (sd) | 31.66 (7.96) | 31.96 (8.77) |
| Daily Injector | ||
| Yes | 274 | 246 |
| No | 337 | 343 |
| Always Inject with others | ||
| Yes | 294 | 290 |
| No | 317 | 299 |
| Years of Injecting, mean (sd) | 11.35 (8.79) | 11.96 (9.14) |
| Log 30 day Injection Frequency |
3.05 (0.90 | 3.03 (0.89) |
| *Common Container | ||
| Yes | 228 | 236 |
| No | 382 | 353 |
|
*Front and back loading with others |
||
| Yes | 433 | 430 |
| No | 178 | 159 |
| *Shared Works | ||
| Yes | 170 | 170 |
| No | 441 | 417 |
| Mean overall drug risk score | 1.56 (0.91) | 1.62 (0.88) |
| More than one sexual partner | ||
| Yes | 122 | 117 |
| No | 487 | 468 |
| Unprotected sex | ||
| Yes | 241 | 240 |
| No | 359 | 340 |
| Sex with an injection drug user |
||
| Yes | 255 | 238 |
| No | 350 | 342 |
| Sex with HIV positive partner | ||
| Yes | 15 | 16 |
| No | 595 | 574 |
*
Common container refers to groups of PWID each drawing the drug solution from the same jar or cup; front or back loading occurs when the needle or plunger, respectively, is removed from the syringe and the drug solution squirted in; shared works refers to sharing drug paraphernalia, such as cotton, cooker or water.