Table 3.
Injection equipment sharing in the past 3 months among Public Health – Seattle and King County Needle and Syringe Exchange Program (NSEP) clients, 2009–2017, and in the past year among Seattle-area National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Inject Drug Use Cycle (NHBS-IDU) participants, 2009–2015
| Characteristic | NSEP Clients 2009–2017 N=916 % (n/N) | NHBS-IDU Participaints 2009–2015 N=785 % (n/N) | p-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any injection equipment sharing | 53.1% (485/913) | 69.3% (543/784) | <0.01 |
| Men who had sex with men | 35.5% (66/186) | 51.0% (78/153) | |
| Non-MSM men | 57.9% (272/470) | 71.4% (274/384) | |
| Women | 57.2% (147/257) | 77.3% (191/247) | |
| Any syringe sharing | 27.2% (249/914) | 39.1% (307/785) | <0.01 |
| Men who had sex with men | 17.7% (33/186) | 25.3% (39/154) | |
| Non-MSM men | 27.2% (128/471) | 39.3% (151/384) | |
| Women | 34.2% (88/257) | 47.4% (117/247) |
1
Based on a chi-square test
Abbreviations: NSEP, Needle and Syringe Exchange program; NHBS, National HIV Behavioral Surveillance; MSM, men who have sex with men
Note: Row counts may not sum to column totals due to missing data.