Baseline demographics of 995 male IDUs stratified by sex trade involvement
| Characteristic | Sex trade involved (n = 108) | Not sex trade involved (n = 887) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | No (%) | ||
| *Denotes activities or situations referring to previous 6 months. | |||
| †Denotes current activities. | |||
| Age at enrolment | |||
| Median | 28 | 36 | <0.001 |
| IQR | 24–35 | 29–42 | |
| HIV positive at enrolment | |||
| No | 79 (73) | 732 (83) | 0.018 |
| Yes | 29 (27) | 155 (17) | |
| Incarceration* | |||
| No | 64 (59) | 574 (65) | 0.265 |
| Yes | 44 (41) | 313 (35) | |
| Unstable housing† | |||
| No | 41 (38) | 331 (37) | 0.896 |
| Yes | 67 (62) | 556 (63) | |
| Daily heroin injection* | |||
| No | 72 (67) | 631 (71) | 0.335 |
| Yes | 36 (33) | 256 (29) | |
| Daily cocaine injection* | |||
| No | 70 (65) | 606 (68) | 0.461 |
| Yes | 38 (35) | 281 (32) | |
| Daily crack smoking* | |||
| No | 99 (92) | 833 (94) | 0.366 |
| Yes | 9 (8) | 54 (6) | |
| Borrowed syringes* | |||
| No | 61 (56) | 560 (63) | 0.178 |
| Yes | 47 (44) | 327 (37) | |
| Lent syringes* | |||
| No | 75 (69) | 591 (67) | 0.557 |
| Yes | 33 (31) | 296 (33) | |
| Unable to access addiction treatment* | |||
| No | 84 (78) | 722 (81) | 0.365 |
| Yes | 24 (22) | 165 (19) | |
| On methadone therapy† | |||
| No | 102 (94) | 811 (91) | 0.282 |
| Yes | 6 (6) | 76 (9) | |
| Unprotected intercourse with regular sex partner* | |||
| No | 90 (83) | 720 (81) | 0.586 |
| Yes | 18 (17) | 167 (19) | |
| Unprotected intercourse with casual sex partner* | |||
| No | 61 (56) | 656 (74) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 47 (44) | 231 (26) | |