Table 1.
Baseline socio-demographic, health, drug use and treatment profile of SALOME participants by gender
| Total N = 202 |
Women N = 62 |
Men N = 140 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographics | |||
| Age* | 44.33 ± 9.63 | 40.66 ± 9.34 | 45.95 ± 9.34 |
| Currently has an intimate partner* | 74 (36.63) | 32 (51.61) | 42 (30.00) |
| Self- identify as Indigenousa* | 62 (30.69) | 29 (46.77) | 33 (23.57) |
| High school certificate or higher | 108 (53.47) | 31 (50.00) | 77 (55.00) |
| Any non-stable housing in prior 3 yearsb | 141 (69.80) | 38 (61.29) | 103 (73.57) |
| Paid in exchange for sex in the prior month | 20(9.90) | 19 (30.65) | 0(0) |
| Ever paid in exchange for sex* | 83 (41.09) | 52 (83.87) | 31 (22.14) |
| Months ever incarcerated*c | 10 [1–36] | 2 [0–6] | 18 [3–60] |
| Days of non-legal activities in prior monthd | 14.15 ± 13.71 | 14.98 ± 13.59 | 13.79 ± 13.79 |
| Health | |||
| HIV Positive* | 30 (14.85) | 14 (22.58) | 16 (11.43) |
| MAP Physical Health Scoree* | 12.17 ± 8.01 | 14.92 ± 9.12 | 10.92 ± 7.15 |
| MAP Psychological Health Scoree* | 9.40 ± 8.97 | 12.35 ± 10.56 | 8.05 ± 7.83 |
| Drug Use and Treatment | |||
| Days using any illicit opioids | 27.95 ± 4.19 | 28.15 ± 4.48 | 27.86 ± 4.07 |
| Heroin, injection | 25.38 ± 7.99 | 25.84 ± 7.69 | 25.18 ± 8.14 |
| Times of heroin use on a typical day | 3.40 ± 2.59 | 3.73 ± 2.50 | 3.26 ± 2.62 |
| Crack cocaine, smoked* | 10.32 ± 12.72 | 14.71 ± 13.62 | 8.38 ± 11.83 |
| Times attempted MMT in prior 5 yearsf | 2.81 ± 2.09 | 3.06 ± 2.10 | 2.69 ± 2.09 |
*Indicates significance below p < 0.05
Plus minus values (±) indicate mean and standard deviation; Values in parentheses indicate number (n) and percentage (%); Values in brackets represent median and interquartile range (Q1–Q3). Statistics are p values for a t-test or chi-square test:
SD Standard Deviation, MAP Maudsley Addiction Profile, HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus, MMT Methadone Maintenance Treatment
aIndigenous Ancestry refers to the self-report of any Inuit, Metis or, First Nations Ancestry
bNon-stable housing refers to living in single resident occupancy hotel rooms with restrictions, couch surfing, outdoors, vehicles, or in public places
cData are zero saturated and heavily skewed. As such, median and interquartile ranges are presented
dDays of non-legal activities is a measured as a sum of the number of days in the prior month engaged in any of: dealing of drugs, property theft, violence, disorderly conduct, sex work, major driving violations, and broken conditions imposed by the legal system
eMAP scores range from 0 to 40; higher scores indicate poorer physical or psychological health
fData come from PhamaNet, British Columbia’s Provincial pharmacy dispensation database