Table 1 Characteristics of BHCHP PrEP program participants who inject drugs and are experiencing homelessness (n = 21)
Age in years, median (interquartile range; IQR) | 36 (31–38) |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 (19%) |
Racial identity | |
Black or African American | 3 (14%) |
White | 13 (62%) |
Other | 5 (24%) |
Gender identity | |
Female | 6 (29%) |
Male | 15 (71%) |
Housing, most of the time, past month | |
Street | 14 (67%) |
Shelter | 5 (24%) |
Other (e.g., motel, supportive housing) | 2 (10%) |
Sexual orientation | |
Heterosexual | 18 (86%) |
Bisexual | 2 (10%) |
Homosexual or gay | 1 (5%) |
Currently taking PrEP | 16 (76%) |
Median duration currently using PrEP, in weeks (n = 16 currently taking PrEP; IQR*) | 6 (1–33) |
Median number of sexual partners, past month (n = 15 sexually active participants; IQR) | 1 (2–6) |
Engaged in sex work, past month | 7 (33%) |
Frequency of condom use with sexual partners, past month (n = 15 sexually active participants) | |
Sometimes/rarely/never | 11 (73%) |
Often/always | 4 (27%) |
Drugs used, past month | |
Heroin and/or fentanyl | 21 (100%) |
Cocaine | 19 (90%) |
Crack | 18 (86%) |
Crystal methamphetamine | 20 (95%) |
Benzodiazepines (e.g., Valium, Ativan, Xanax, Klonopin) | 17 (81%) |
Marijuana | 16 (76%) |
Alcohol | 8 (38%) |
Gabapentin (“Johnnies”) | 12 (57%) |
“Street” methadone or buprenorphine (not prescribed to you) | 7 (33%) |
Other drugs (e.g., prescription opioids/painkillers, “ecstasy”/MDMA) | 4 (19%) |
Frequency of injecting drugs, past month (n = 20 with complete data) | |
10 or more times a day | 4 (19%) |
7 to 9 times a day | 7 (33%) |
4 to 6 times a day | 6 (29%) |
2 to 3 times a day | 1 (5%) |
One daily or less | 3 (14%) |
Drugs injected, past month (n = 20 with complete data) | |
Heroin and/or fentanyl | 20 (95%) |
Cocaine | 15 (71%) |
Crack | 11 (52%) |
Crystal methamphetamine | 16 (76%) |
Distributive syringe sharing, past month | |
Sometimes/rarely/never | 12 (57%) |
Often/always | 9 (43%) |
Receptive syringe sharing, past month | |
Sometimes/rarely/never | 16 (76%) |
Often/always | 5 (24%) |
Sharing of other injection equipment (e.g., cookers, cottons, rinse water), past month | |
Sometimes/rarely/never | 5 (24%) |
Often/always | 16 (76%) |