TABLE. Injection behaviors and substance use treatment in the preceding 12 months among persons with diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who injected drugs (n = 233) — Medical Monitoring Project, 2015–2017.
| Behavior/Treatment | HIV-positive persons who injected drugs |
|
|---|---|---|
| No. | Weighted % (95% CI) | |
|
Distributive sharing of syringes*
| ||
| Yes |
22 |
11 (6–17) |
| No |
204 |
89 (83–94) |
|
Distributive sharing of other nonsyringe injection equipment
| ||
| Yes |
28 |
10 (6–14) |
| No |
198 |
90 (86–94) |
|
Injection before or during sex
| ||
| Yes |
141 |
61 (53–69) |
| No |
87 |
39 (31–47) |
|
Reported sources of syringes†
| ||
| Syringe services program |
89 |
32 (20–44) |
| Pharmacy/Drug store |
136 |
63 (54–72) |
| Doctor's office/Clinic/Hospital |
15 |
5 (3–8) |
| Friend, relative, sex partner |
111 |
50 (42–58) |
| Needle or drug dealer, shooting gallery, or off the street |
50 |
21 (15–26) |
|
Disposal of syringes†
| ||
| Trash/Street/Container not for medical waste |
119 |
53 (43–63) |
| Kept it to reuse it |
58 |
29 (22–35) |
| Put in a medical waste container |
126 |
50 (39–61) |
| Took it to a syringe services program |
76 |
30 (19–41) |
|
Needed drug or alcohol treatment§
| ||
| Yes |
134 |
57 (50–64) |
| No |
99 |
43 (36–50) |
|
Obtained drug or alcohol treatment
| ||
| Yes |
40 |
20 (13–26) |
| No |
193 |
80 (74–87) |
|
Enrolled in medication-assisted treatment program
| ||
| Yes |
25 |
8 (4–12) |
| No | 208 | 92 (88–96) |
* Defined as giving used injection equipment to another person for use.
† Participants could report more than one response; thus, categories are not mutually exclusive, and percentages might sum to >100%.
§ Yes responses included all persons who self-reported a need for treatment, whether or not they received it.