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Table 1 Demographic and drug-use characteristics of sample

From: A qualitative study of persons who inject drugs but who have never helped others with first injections: how their views on helping contrast with the views of persons who have helped with first injections, and implications for interventions

 

Non-helpers (n = 17)

Helpers (n = 6)

All (n = 23)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Demographics

 Male

8 (47)

5 (83)

13 (57)

 Age ≥ 30

9 (53)

2 (33)

11 (48)

 Black

3 (18)

0

3 (13)

 White

9 (53)

3 (50)

12 (52)

 Black-Hispanic

2 (12)

0

2 (9)

 White-Hispanic

3 (18)

3 (50)

6 (26)

  ≥ HS diploma or GED

8 (47)

4 (67)

12 (52)

 Heterosexual

14 (82)

5 (83)

19 (83)

 Bisexual

2 (12)

1 (17)

3 (13)

 Gay or lesbian

1 (6)

0

1 (4)

Drug use last 6 months

 Injected heroin

17 (100)

6 (100)

23 (100)

 Injected heroin ≥ 4 times/week

11 (65)

6 (100)

17 (74)

 Injected cocaine

2 (12)

1 (17)

3 (13)

 Injected speedball (heroin and cocaine together)

2 (12)

0

2 (9)

 Injected oxycodone

1 (6)

0

1 (4)

 # of drugs used through non-injecting routes (excl. alcohol and marijuana)

1.5

2.3

1.7

 Median years injecting (mean; range)

6 (11.9; 0.2–48)

4.5 (6.2; 2–16)

6 (10.4; 0.2–48)