Table 2 Baseline demographics and characteristics of 336 WLWH from SHAWNA cohort stratified by the housing status

Age (median, Q1-Q3)

43 (36–50)

0 (0)

40 (34–46)

44 (37–52)

48 (43–53)

44 (36–50)

 < 0.001

Sexual minority

110 (32.7)

1 (0.3)

26 (31.7)

56 (35.2)

12 (30.0)

16 (29.1)

0.836

Gender minority

33 (9.8)

2 (0.6)

–

–

–

–

0.008

Race

    White

    Indigenous

    Otherwise racialized

115 (34.2)

191 (56.9)

30 (8.9)

0 (0)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.384

Currently live in City of Vancouver

246 (73.2)

1 (0.3)

–

–

–

–

 < 0.001

Currently live in DTES

103 (30.7)

1 (0.3)

43 (52.4)

36 (22.6)

18 (45.0)

6 (10.9)

 < 0.001

Education, high school level and above

161 (47.9)

0 (0)

29 (35.4)

87 (54.7)

16 (40.0)

29 (52.7)

0.022

Employment^a

    None

    Sex work

    Formal, legal

165 (49.1)

115 (34.2)

44 (13.1)

12 (3.6)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.001

Monthly income in $CAD^a (median, Q1-Q3)

1,600

(1,110–2,660)

5 (1.5)

1,490

(1,000–3,150)

1,700

(1,140–2,820)

1,380

(1,110–1,930)

1,690

(1,180–2,400)

0.085

Food insecurity^a

260 (77.4)

2 (0.6)

71 (86.6)

123 (77.4)

27 (67.5)

39 (70.9)

0.077

Incarceration^b

246 (73.2)

1 (0.3)

66 (80.5)

113 (71.1)

32 (80.0)

35 (63.6)

0.081

Hospitalization^a

79 (23.5)

1 (0.3)

–

–

–

–

 < 0.001

Stimulant use^a

221 (65.8)

1 (0.3)

72 (87.8)

93 (58.5)

31 (77.5)

25 (45.5)

 < 0.001

Opioid use^a

143 (42.6)

1 (0.3)

49 (59.8)

60 (37.7)

17 (42.5)

17 (30.9)

0.003

Overdose^a

19 (5.7)

3 (0.9)

–

–

–

–

0.257

Feel in danger where currently sleeping

89 (26.5)

0 (0)

26 (31.7)

44 (27.7)

9 (22.5)

10 (18.2)

0.316

Physical/sexual violence^a

62 (18.5)

15 (4.5)

–

–

–

–

 < 0.001

Outed as HIV + ^b

154 (45.8)

11 (3.3)

38 (46.3)

69 (43.4)

17 (42.5)

30 (54.6)

0.686

Abused due to HIV status^b

108 (32.1)

21 (6.3)

32 (39.0)

50 (31.5)

11 (27.5)

15 (27.3)

0.383