Table 2.
Bivariate associations between motivations for assisting with injection initiation and selected variables.
| Characteristic | Injury prevention (n=267) | Pestered (n=168) | Skills (n=265) | Drugs or money (n=183) | Food, shelter, transportation (n = 61) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic | |||||
| Biological sex* | |||||
| Male | 203 (63%) | 129 (40%) | 205 (64%) | 141 (44%) | 46 14%) |
| Female | 58 (67%) | 34 (44%) | 52 (68%) | 38 (49%) | 13 (17%) |
| Race/ethnicity* | |||||
| White | 113 (63%) | 65 (36%) | 117 (65%) | 61 (34%) | 23 (13%) |
| Latinx | 62 (67%) | 44 (48%) | 60 (65%) | 53 (58%) | 19 (29%) |
| Black | 54 (73%) | 35 (47%) | 47 (64%) | 39 (53%) | 9 (12%) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 5 (63%) | 4 (57%) | 5 (71%) | 3 (42%) | 0 (0%) |
| Native American | 16 (60%) | 11 (41%) | 17 (63%) | 12 (50%) | 5 (19%) |
| Mixed Race | 17 (71%) | 8 (33%) | 19 (79%) | 14 (52%) | 5 (21%) |
| Age (years)* | |||||
| < 30 | 60 (68%) | 30 (34%) | 71 (81%) | 32 (36%) | 10 (11%) |
| 30–39 | 73 (72%) | 38 (37%) | 65 (64%) | 40 (39%) | 11 (11%) |
| 40–49 | 62 (65%) | 43 (45%) | 51 (53%) | 47 (50%) | 18 (19%) |
| 50 or more | 72 (60%) | 57 (48%) | 78 (65%) | 64 (53%) | 22 (18%) |
| Gay, lesbian, or bisexual | |||||
| Yes* | 65 (69%) | 41 (44%) | 68 (72%) | 51 (55%) | 23 (25%) |
| Casual sex partnera | |||||
| Yes* | 108 (65%) | 72 (43%) | 108 (65%) | 80 (48%) | 32 (19%) |
| Paying sex partnera | |||||
| Yes* | 48 (73%) | 37 (56%) | 46 (70%) | 38 (58%) | 14 (21%) |
| Economic | |||||
| Incomeb | |||||
| Less than $1,000 | 137 (67%) | 86 (42%) | 129 (63%) | 96 (47%) | 32 (16%) |
| $1,000 to $1,400 | 44 (66%) | 25 (37%) | 42 (63%) | 31 (46%) | 12 (18%) |
| $1,401 to $2,100 | 36 (64%) | 28 (50%) | 41 (73%) | 21 (38%) | 10 (18%) |
| $2,101 or more | 49 (63%) | 28 (36%) | 52 (66%) | 34 (44%) | 7 (9%) |
| High school education or higher | |||||
| Yes* | 196 (65%) | 119 (40%) | 194 (65%) | 120 (40%) | 35 (12%) |
| Currently homeless | |||||
| Yes* | 222 (65%) | 140 (41%) | 228 (67%) | 151 (45%) | 50 (15%) |
| SSI retirement paymentb | |||||
| Yes* | 46 (69%) | 30 (45%) | 46 (69%) | 41 (62%) | 9 (13%) |
| Recycling incomeb | |||||
| Yes* | 55 (67%) | 44 (54%) | 55 (67%) | 39 (48%) | 13 (16%) |
| Health | |||||
| Any SUD treatmentc | |||||
| Yes* | 220 (67%) | 139 (42%) | 217 (65%) | 159 (48%) | 54 (16%) |
| HIV positive | |||||
| Yes* | 24 (80%) | 10 (33%) | 26 (87%) | 17 (57%) | 5 (17%) |
| Years of injection* | |||||
| <10 years | 83 (72%) | 43 (37%) | 79 (69%) | 41 (36%) | 14 (12%) |
| 10–19 years | 67 (69%) | 37 (38%) | 66 (68%) | 41 (42%) | 10 (10%) |
| 20 or more | 117 (60%) | 88 (45%) | 120 (62%) | 101 (52%) | 37 (19%) |
| High frequency initiationd | |||||
| Yes* | 100 (74%) | 64 (47%) | 114 (83%) | 87 (64%) | 33 (24%) |
a
In the past 6 months
b
In the past 30 days
c
SUD, Substance Use Disorder
d
High frequency initiation defined as 5 or more lifetime injection initiation episodes
*
Chi-square p-value < .05.