Table 1 Characteristics of participants who reported injection drug use in the past six months, SSP client survey, Northern Minnesota, 2021 (N = 77)
Characteristics | N = 77 |
|---|---|
Age (median (Interquartile Range)) | 36 (27–45) |
Gender, n (column %)*^ | Â |
Man | 34 (45) |
Woman | 39 (52) |
Non-Binary | 2 (3) |
Total | 75 |
Sex at Birth, n (column %) | Â |
Female | 39 (52) |
Male | 36 (48) |
Total | 75 |
Race/Ethnicity, n (column %)* | Â |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 33 (45) |
Asian/South Asian | 1 (1) |
Black/African American | 2 (3) |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1 (1) |
White | 40 (54) |
Total | 74 |
Housing, n (column %) | Â |
Homeless | 37 (50) |
Temporary or unstable | 28 (38) |
Permanent | 9 (12) |
Total | 74 |
Incarcerated last year, n (column%) | Â |
Yes | 19 (33) |
No | 38 (67) |
Total | 57 |
What do you need help with?, n (column%)* | Â |
COVID-19/support and testing | 5 (9) |
Food support | 32 (58) |
STI testing/treatment | 6 (11) |
Wound care | 11 (20) |
Vaccinations | 1 (2) |
Total | 55 |
County, n (column %) | Â |
Carlton, MN | 1 (1) |
Koochiching, MN | 3 (4) |
St. Louis, MN | 73 (95) |
Total | 77 |