Table 1 Baseline characteristics by allocation and gender
| Â | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Intervention N = 34 | Control N = 30 | Intervention N = 18 | Control N = 17 |
Age | ||||
 Mean (SD) | 41.7 (6.81) | 41.4 (7.30) | 35.8 (6.06) | 37.9 (8.79) |
 Median | 42.5 | 42 | 35 | 37 |
 Min, max | 26, 57 | 22, 54 | 26, 48 | 26, 62 |
Number of years injecting | ||||
 Mean (SD) | 21.4 (8.00) | 19.5 (9.01) | 11.9 (7.58) | 16.1 (12.14) |
 Median | 22 | 19 | 11.5 | 14 |
 Min, max | 3, 36 | 1, 42 | 0, 34 | 0, 44 |
Used injecting equipment provision (IEP) in the last month | 31 (91.2%) | 26 (86.7%) | 16 (88.9%) | 16 (94.1%) |
Detox/maintenance drug use | 26 (76.5%) | 26 (86.7%) | 17 (94.4%) | 16 (94.1%) |
Most frequently injected drug | ||||
 Heroin | 15 (44.1%) | 23 (76.7%) | 15 (83.3%) | 10 (58.8%) |
 Crack | 1 (2.9%) | 2 (6.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
 Cocaine | 4 (11.8%) | 1 (3.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (5.9%) |
 Heroin and crack | 8 (23.5%) | 2 (6.7%) | 3 (16.7%) | 3 (17.6%) |
 Heroin and cocaine | 1 (2.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (5.9%) |
 Heroin and amphetamine | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (5.9%) |
 Speedball | 1 (2.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
 Amphetamine | 3 (8.8%) | 2 (6.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (5.9%) |
 Methadone, M-cat | 1 (2.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Homeless | 15 (44.1%) | 14 (46.7%) | 8 (44.4%) | 5 (29.4%) |
HIV Positive | 1 (2.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Hepatitis C Positive | 17 (50%) | 15 (50%) | 5 (27.8%) | 6 (35.3%) |
Hepatitis B vaccinated | 27 (79.4%) | 22 (73.3%) | 18 (100%) | 14 (82.4%) |