Table III.
Socio-Demographic Characteristics by HIV status (N=728)
| HIV+ | HIV− | |
|---|---|---|
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 36.4 (7.6) | 35.5 (7.9) |
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| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||
| Kazakh | 17 (9.3) | 68 (12.5) |
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| Russian | 124 (67.8) | 354 (65.0) |
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| Others | 42 (23.0) | 123 (22.6) |
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| Years of education, mean (SD) | 11.1 (3.6) | 11.5 (3.2) |
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| Marital status, n (%) | ||
| Married | 160 (87.4) | 469 (86.1) |
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| Unmarried | 23 (12.6) | 76 (13.9) |
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| Homelessness in the past 90 days, n (%) | 25 (13.7) | 73 (13.4) |
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| Food insecurity in the past 90 days, n (%) | 90 (49.2) | 265 (48.6) |
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| Ever incarcerated, n (%) | 151 (82.5)** | 337 (61.8)** |
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| Ever injected drugs, n (%) | 167 (91.3)** | 413 (75.8)** |
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| Injected drugs in the past 90 days a | 148 (91.4) | 362 (91.0) |
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| Ever had access to needle exchange program, n (%) | 30 (16.4)** | 51 (9.4)** |
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| Female | 15 (18.8)** | 22 (7.8)** |
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| Male | 15 (14.6) | 29 (11.1) |
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| Had access to needle exchange program in the past 90 days b | 19 (63.3)* | 19 (37.3)* |
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| Female | 7 (46.7) | 7 (31.8) |
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| Male | 12 (80.0)* | 12 (41.4)* |
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| HCV positive, n (%) | 151 (82.5)** | 395 (72.5)** |
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| Ever tested positive for syphilis | 16 (8.7) | 76 (13.9) |
*
p<0.05;
**
p<0.01 for significant differences between genders as determined using a t-test.
Note:
a
There are missing data for 20 IDU cases (5 HIV positive, 15 HIV negative).
b
Calculated out of those who ever had access to a needle exchange program.