Table 3 Characteristics and risk factors for people experiencing homelessness (PEH), stratified by engagement in sex work
Sex Workers | PEH not engaging in sex work | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
n | 72 | 556 | |
Seropositive (%) | 8 (11.1) | 35 (6.3) | 0.202 |
Age (median [IQR]) | 41.43 [32.51, 49.96] | 51.57 [41.64, 59.52] | < 0.001 |
Gender (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Female | 68 (94.4) | 151 (27.2) | |
Male | 3 (4.2) | 393 (70.7) | |
Other | 1 (1.4) | 1 (0.2) | |
NA | 0 (0.0) | 11 (2.0) | |
Smoker (%) | 44 (61.1) | 454 (81.7) | < 0.001 |
Drug abuse (%) | 17 (23.6) | 213 (38.3) | 0.021 |
IV Drugs (%) | 6 (8.3) | 156 (28.1) | 0.001 |
Smoked drugs (%) | 19 (26.4) | 184 (33.1) | 0.312 |
Alcohol use (%) | |||
Yes | 27 (37.5) | 280 (50.4) | < 0.001 |
NA | 16 (22.2) | 16 (2.9) | |
Alcohol abuse (%) | |||
Yes | 10 (13.9) | 130 (23.4) | 0.172 |
NA | 47 (65.3) | 312 (56.1) | |
Contact with known SARS-CoV-2 infected person: | |||
15 Min Contact (%) | |||
Yes | 3 (4.2) | 46 (8.3) | 0.467 |
NA | 67 (93.1) | 497 (89.4) | |
Body Contact (%) | |||
Yes | 1 (1.4) | 15 (2.7) | 0.610 |
NA | 67 (93.1) | 497 (89.4) | |
Social Circle (%) | |||
Yes | 8 (11.1) | 70 (12.6) | 0.036 |
NA | 20 (27.8) | 87 (15.6) | |
Previously tested (%) | |||
Yes | 39 (54.2) | 332 (59.7) | < 0.001 |
NA | 15 (20.8) | 7 (1.3) | |