From: Predictors of skin and soft tissue infections among sample of rural residents who inject drugs
Variable | History of skin and soft tissue infection | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | n = 80 | |
(n = 18) | (n = 62) | n (%) | |
n (%) | n (%) | Â | |
Sex | |||
 Male | 7 (38.9) | 41 (66.1) | 48 (60.0) |
 Female | 11 (61.1) | 21 (33.9) | 32 (40.0) |
Age | Â | Â | Â |
 18–29 | 4 (22.2) | 17 (27.4) | 21 (26.3) |
 30–39 | 7 (38.9) | 27 (43.5) | 34 (42.5) |
 40–49 | 6 (33.3) | 9 (14.5) | 15 (18.8) |
 50–59 | 1 (5.6) | 8 (12.9) | 9 (11.3) |
 60 +  | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (1.3) |
Race | Â | Â | Â |
 Caucasian | 14 (77.8) | 48 (77.4) | 62 (77.5) |
 African American | 2 (11.1) | 2 (3.2) | 4 (5.0) |
 American Indian | 1 (5.6) | 10 (16.1) | 11 (13.8) |
 Mixed race | 1 (5.6) | 2 (3.2) | 3 (3.8) |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
 Less than high school | 3 (16.7) | 12 (19.4) | 15 (18.8) |
 High school diploma or GED | 8 (44.4) | 23 (37.1) | 31(38.8) |
 Some college | 7 (38.9) | 22 (35.5) | 29 (36.3) |
 Associate’s degree | 0 (0.0) | 4 (6.5) | 4 (5.0) |
 Bachelor’s degree or higher | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (1.3) |
Homelessness (past 6Â months) | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 11 (61.1) | 41 (66.1) | 52 (65.0) |
 No | 7 (38.9) | 21 (33.9) | 28 (35.0) |
Health insurance | Â | Â | Â |
 Private or commercial | 0 (0.0) | 5 (8.1) | 5 (6.3) |
 Medicaid | 9 (50.0) | 31 (50.0) | 40 (50.0) |
 Medicaid expansion (ACA) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (4.8) | 3 (3.8) |
 Medicare | 2 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.5) |
 Other | 1 (5.6) | 1 (1.6) | 2 (2.5) |
Drug of choice | Â | Â | Â |
 Methamphetamine | 7 (38.9) | 33 (53.2) | 40 (50.0) |
 Heroin | 6 (33.3) | 14 (22.6) | 20 (25.0) |
 Cocaine | 2 (11.1) | 3 (4.8) | 5 (6.3) |
 Prescription anxiety drugs | 1 (5.6) | 4 (6.5) | 5 (6.3) |
 Methadone | 1 (5.6) | 1 (1.6) | 2 (2.5) |
 Opiate pain killers | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.2) | 2 (2.5) |
 Synthetics | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.2) | 2 (2.5) |
 Other | 1 (5.6) | 2 (3.2) | 3 (3.8) |