Table 1.
Baseline demographics, drug use characteristics, and promoting behaviors among PWID* in Tallinn and Staten Island
| Tallinn, Estonia | Staten Island, NY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |
| Total | 299 | 100 | 103 | 100 |
| Avg. Age (SD) | 33 (7) | - | 44 (12) | - |
| Avg. Years since first injection (SD) | 14(6) | - | 17 (14) | - |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 230 | 77 | 63 | 61 |
| Female | 69 | 23 | 39 | 38 |
| Non-binary | - | - | - | 1 |
| Race or ethnicity | ||||
| White | - | - | 52 | 50 |
| Black | - | - | 22 | 21 |
| Latinx | - | - | 13 | 13 |
| Staten Island, NYC Other | - | - | 16 | 16 |
| Estonian | 41 | 14 | - | - |
| Russian | 240 | 80 | - | - |
| Tallinn Other | 18 | 6 | - | - |
| Injecting drug use | ||||
| Heroin | 1 | <1 | 98 | 95 |
| Cocaine | 1 | <1 | 38 | 37 |
| Speedball | 0 | 0 | 40 | 39 |
| Opiate analgesics | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Fentanyl | 214 | 72 | 6 | 6 |
| Amphetamine or methamphetamine | 191 | 64 | 8 | 8 |
| Any injecting | 299 | 100 | 103 | 100 |
| Daily injecting | 74 | 25 | 60 | 58 |
| Non-injecting drug use | ||||
| Any non-injected drug use | 201 | 67 | 96 | 93 |
| Heroin | 0 | 0 | 58 | 56 |
| Cocaine | 0 | 0 | 43 | 42 |
| Speedball | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 |
| Opiate analgesics | 45 | 15 | 57 | 55 |
| Fentanyl | 102 | 34 | 5 | 5 |
| Amphetamine or methamphetamine | 45 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
| Injection promoting behavior | ||||
| Talk positively about injecting to non-injector | 21 | 7 | 26 | 25 |
| Inject in front of non-injectors | 77 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Offer to inject | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Assisted with first injection last 6 months | 14 | 5 | 14 | 14 |
*
Time frame for drug use and injection related behaviors is previous 6 months.