From: Frequent food insecurity among injection drug users: correlates and concerns
 | Did you worry that there would not be enough to eat because of a lack of money? | Did you not have enough to eat because of a lack of money? | Did you not eat the quality or variety of foods that you wanted because of a lack of money? | ||||||||||||
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 | Daily/Weekly | Monthly | Never | X 2 | p | Daily/Weekly | Monthly | Never | X 2 | p | Daily/Weekly | Monthly | Never | X 2 | p |
Total | 52.4 | 24.8 | 22.8 | Â | Â | 54.5 | 22.1 | 23.4 | Â | Â | 60.4 | 24.3 | 15.3 | Â | Â |
Gender | |||||||||||||||
Men | 50.5 | 22.9 | 26.7 | Â | ns | 53.3 | 21.0 | 25.7 | Â | ns | 59.6 | 21.2 | 19.2 | Â | ns |
Women | 57.5 | 30.0 | 12.5 | Â | Â | 57.5 | 25.0 | 17.5 | Â | Â | 62.5 | 32.5 | 5.0 | Â | Â |
Age | |||||||||||||||
<25 | 60.0 | 13.3 | 26.7 | Â | ns | 53.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | Â | ns | 53.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | Â | ns |
≥ 25 | 51.5 | 26.2 | 22.3 |  |  | 54.6 | 23.1 | 22.3 |  | ns | 61.2 | 25.6 | 13.2 |  | ns |
Injected outdoors | |||||||||||||||
Yes | 55.9 | 20.7 | 23.4 | Â | ns | 55.9 | 17.1 | 27.0 | 9.160 | .001 | 62.2 | 20.7 | 17.1 | Â | ns |
No | 38.7 | 41.9 | 19.4 | Â | Â | 45.2 | 41.9 | 12.9 | Â | Â | 51.6 | 38.7 | 9.7 | Â | Â |
Self- reported HCV status | |||||||||||||||
-ve | 54.1 | 23.0 | 23.0 | Â | ns | 52.5 | 16.4 | 31.1 | Â | ns | 57.4 | 21.3 | 21.2 | Â | Â |
+ve | 50.7 | 26.1 | 23.2 | Â | Â | 52.2 | 29.0 | 18.8 | Â | Â | 59.4 | 30.4 | 10.1 | Â | Â |
Injected opiates in the past 6 months | |||||||||||||||
Yes | 58.3 | 20.8 | 20.8 | Â | ns | 58.3 | 12.5 | 29.2 | Â | ns | 66.7 | 12.5 | 20.8 | Â | ns |
No | 51.7 | 25.8 | 22.5 | Â | Â | 53.3 | 24.2 | 22.5 | Â | Â | 59.2 | 26.7 | 14.2 | Â | Â |
Injected crack cocaine in the past 6 months | |||||||||||||||
Yes | 47.8 | 28.3 | 23.9 | Â | ns | 45.7 | 58.2 | 30.4 | Â | ns | 50.0 | 32.6 | 17.4 | Â | ns |
No | 55.1 | 23.5 | 21.4 | Â | Â | 23.9 | 21.4 | 20.4 | Â | Â | 65.3 | 20.4 | 14.3 | Â | Â |
 | Did you not eat or drink water because of a ‘drug binge’ (i.e., extended drug use)? | Did you use a food program? |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||
 | Daily/Weekly | Monthly | Never | X 2 | p | Daily/Weekly | Monthly | Never | X 2 | p |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 57.6 | 24.3 | 18.1 | Â | Â | 33.3 | 52.1 | 14.6 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Gender | |||||||||||||||
Men | 57.7 | 25.0 | 17.3 | 6.596 | .037 | 30.8 | 50.0 | 19.2 | 6.593 | .037 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Women | 57.5 | 22.5 | 20.0 | Â | Â | 40.0 | 57.5 | 2.5 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<25 | 60.0 | 26.7 | 13.3 | Â | ns | 40.0 | 57.5 | 2.5 | 6.337 | .042 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≥ 25 | 40.0 | 26.7 | 33.3 |  | ns | 32.6 | 55.0 | 12.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Injected outdoors | |||||||||||||||
Yes | 55.9 | 17.1 | 9.160 | 27.0 | .001 | 36.0 | 46.8 | 17.1 | 7.377 | .025 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 45.2 | 41.9 | 12.9 | Â | Â | 19.4 | 74.2 | 6.5 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Self- reported HCV status | |||||||||||||||
-ve | 59.0 | 24.6 | 16.4 | Â | ns | 49.3 | 31.0 | 19.7 | Â | ns | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
+ve | 55.1 | 23.5 | 21.7 | Â | Â | 46.1 | 43.8 | 10.1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Injected opiates in the past 6 months | |||||||||||||||
Yes | 41.7 | 29.2 | 29.2 | Â | ns | 60.8 | 23.3 | 15.8 | Â | ns | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 41.7 | 54.2 | 4.2 | Â | Â | 31.7 | 51.7 | 16.7 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Injected crack cocaine in the past 6 months | |||||||||||||||
Yes | 52.2 | 23.9 | 23.9 | Â | ns | 60.2 | 24.5 | 15.3 | ns | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 30.4 | 47.8 | 21.7 | Â | Â | 34.7 | 54.1 | 11.2 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |