Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of People Who Inject Drugs in Miami 2009 and 2018 and Self-reported Syringe Disposal Locations in the Past 30 days
| Variable | Miami 2009 (n=448) |
Miami 2018 (n=482) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological Sex | 0.766 | ||
| Male | 79% | 77% | |
| Female | 21% | 23% | |
| Intersex | 0% | 0% | |
| Race/ethnicity | 0.004 | ||
| White (Non-Hispanic) | 23% | 29% | |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 36% | 29% | |
| Hispanic | 40% | 39% | |
| Native American | 1% | 2% | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 1% | 1% | |
| Multiple Races/Other | 0% | 1% | |
| Age (years) | <0.001 | ||
| 18–29 | 8% | 17% | |
| 30–39 | 20% | 32% | |
| 40–49 | 31% | 25% | |
| 50+ | 41% | 26% | |
| Currently homeless | 50% | 84% | <0.001 |
| HIV-positive (self- report) | 10% | 11% | 0.788 |
| Syringe Disposal Locations | |||
| Public place | 68.7% | 49.1% | <0.001 |
| Selling/giving away | 12.6% | 23.3% | <0.001 |
| Trash | 66.2% | 31.3% | <0.001 |
| SSP | 0% | 38.6% | <0.001 |
| Hospital or clinic | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.802 |
| Pharmacy | 0% | 0% | - |
| Sharps container | 3.8% | 15.4% | <0.001 |
| Other Location | 6.5% | 8.3% | 0.293 |
| Any improper disposal | 96.6% | 69.5% | <0.001 |