Table 1.
Participant Characteristics
| Participant characteristics | n (%) N=52 |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Mean | 45 years |
| Range | 22–66 years |
| Gender | |
| Men | 36 (69%) |
| Women | 16 (31%) |
| Transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary | 0 (0%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 30 (58%) |
| Indigenous | 21 (40%) |
| Did not wish to disclose | 1 (2%) |
| Health Conditions | |
| Hepatitis C | 27 (52 %) |
| Mental Health Condition | 27 (52%) |
| Other (e.g. Kidney Failure, Pneumonia, Asthma) | 13 (25%) |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 6 (11%) |
| HIV/AIDS | 3 (6%) |
| Diabetes | 2 (4%) |
| Housing | |
| Apartment | 10 (19%) |
| Single Room Occupancy Hotel | 24 (46%) |
| Shelter | 7 (14%) |
| Unsheltered/Outside | 8 (15%) |
| Friends’ Place | 2 (4%) |
| Other-Detoxification Service | 1 (2%) |
| Income Generation Activities (last 30 days): | |
| Social Assistance | 47 (90%) |
| Part-time em ployment, casual work or other stipends (e.g. peer worker at overdose prevention site, grocery shop clerk) | 13 (25%) |
| Drug Selling | 17 (33%) |
| Recycling | 16 (31%) |
| Vending (e.g. selling items on the street) | 14 (27%) |
| Panhandling | 12 (23%) |
| Boosting (e.g. Shoplifting, theft) | 12 (23%) |
| Other (e.g. family support, selling art) | 8 (15%) |
| Sex Work | 4 (8%) |