Table 1.
Characteristic | Total Sample (N = 1,059) | Opt-In HIV/ HCV Testing (N = 512) | Opt-Out HIV/ HCV Testing (N = 547) |
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Age (n, %) | |||
18–29 | 271 (25.6) | 124 (24.2) | 147 (26.9) |
30–49 | 626 (59.1) | 302 (59.0) | 324 (59.2) |
50 and older | 162 (15.3) | 86 (16.8) | 76 (13.9) |
Sex (n, %) | |||
Male | 787 (75.1) | 391 (76.4) | 396 (73.9) |
Female | 261 (24.9) | 121 (23.6) | 140 (26.1) |
Race/Ethnicity (n, %) | |||
Non-Hispanic White | 561 (55.0) | 283 (57.5) | 278 (52.6) |
Non-Hispanic Black | 54 (5.3) | 23 (4.7) | 31 (5.9) |
Hispanic | 406 (39.8) | 186 (37.8) | 220 (41.6) |
Educational attainment (n, %) | |||
≤High School | 509 (48.9) | 257 (50.7) | 252 (47.1) |
>High School | 533 (51.2) | 250 (49.3) | 283 (52.9) |
Annual income (n, %) | |||
≤$14,999 | 510 (52.7) | 226 (49.2) | 277 (54.5) |
>$15,000 | 457 (47.3) | 233 (50.8) | 231 (45.5) |
Currently homeless (n, %) | |||
Yes | 367 (36.6) | 188 (40.6) | 179 (33.2) |
No | 636 (63.4) | 275 (59.4) | 361 (66.8) |
Drugs injected in the previous 30 days (n, %) | |||
Heroin | 785 (74.1) | 426 (83.2) | 359 (65.6) |
Cocaine | 290 (27.4) | 123 (24.0) | 167 (30.5) |
Methamphetamine | 176 (16.6) | 60 (11.7) | 116 (21.2) |
Speedball | 189 (17.9) | 99 (19.3) | 90 (16.5) |
Share injection equipment in the previous 30 days (n, %) | |||
Any | 325 (30.7) | 182 (35.6) | 143 (26.1) |
None | 734 (69.3) | 330 (64.4) | 404 (73.9) |
Reuse syringes in the previous 30 days (n, %) | |||
Any | 671 (68.3) | 342 (75.3) | 329 (62.2) |
None of the time | 312 (31.7) | 112 (24.7) | 200 (37.8) |
Number of injections per day in previous
30 days (n, %) | |||
<5 | 587 (60.1) | 284 (57.5) | 303 (62.9) |
≥5 | 389 (39.9) | 210 (42.5) | 179 (37.1) |
Male who has sex with men (MSM) (n, %) | |||
Yes | 117 (11.1) | 48 (9.4) | 69 (12.6) |
No | 942 (88.9) | 464 (90.6) | 478 (87.4) |
Condomless sex in previous 30 days (n, %) | |||
Yes | 449 (45.2) | 192 (38.1) | 257 (52.5) |
No | 545 (54.8) | 312 (61.9) | 233 (47.5) |
Uptake of testing (n, %) | |||
No test accepted | 296 (28.0) | 257 (50.2) | 39 (7.1) |
HIV test only | 79 (7.5) | 71 (13.9) | 8 (1.5) |
HCV test only | 18 (1.70) | 17 (3.3) | 1 (0.2) |
HIV/HCV accepted | 666 (62.9) | 167 (32.6) | 499 (91.2) |