Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics, injecting drug use history, and participation in substance use treatment programs among people who use drugs (N = 162) recruited in Athens, Greece, according to housing status
From: Considerations for equitable distribution of digital healthcare for people who use drugs
Characteristic | Total (N = 162) | According to housing status | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Not experiencing homelessness (N = 81) | Experiencing homelessness (N = 81) | |||
A. Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||
Age (years), mean (SD) | 45.9 (8.8) | 45.6 (8.1) | 46.2 (9.6) | 0.65 |
Sex, n (%) | 0.20 | |||
Men | 136 (84.0) | 65 (80.3) | 71 (87.7) | |
Women | 25 (15.4) | 16 (19.8) | 9 (11.1) | |
Transgender | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.2) | |
Reside in Athens, Greece n (%) | 157 (96.9) | 77 (95.1) | 80 (98.8) | 0.08 |
Ethnicity, n (%) | 0.23 | |||
Greek | 146 (90.1) | 76 (93.8) | 70 (86.4) | |
Other | 15 (9.3) | 5 (6.2) | 10 (12.3) | |
Refused to answer/ don’t know | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.2) | |
Employment status, n (%) | 0.16 | |||
Employed/Student/Retired | 17 (10.5) | 12 (14.8) | 5 (6.2) | |
Unemployed/Unable to work | 142 (87.7) | 67 (82.7) | 75 (92.6) | |
Other | 3 (1.9) | 2 (2.5) | 1 (1.2) | |
Monthly household incomea, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Up to 350€ | 116 (71.6) | 45 (55.6) | 71 (87.7) | |
351–700€ | 19 (11.7) | 17 (21.0) | 2 (2.5) | |
More than 701€ | 24 (14.8) | 18 (22.2) | 6 (7.4) | |
Refused to answer/ don’t know | 3 (1.9) | 1 (1.2) | 2 (2.5) | |
Marital status, n (%) | 0.01 | |||
Single | 88 (54.3) | 38 (46.9) | 50 (61.7) | |
Partnered /Married | 33 (20.4) | 24 (29.6) | 9 (11.1) | |
Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 41 (25.3) | 19 (23.5) | 22 (27.2) | |
Highest education level, n (%) | 0.45 | |||
Graduated primary school | 38 (23.5) | 17 (21.0) | 21 (25.9) | |
Graduated high school | 82 (50.6) | 40 (49.4) | 42 (51.9) | |
Graduated college/university/Master/PhD | 41 (25.3) | 24 (29.6) | 17 (21.0) | |
Refused to answer/ don’t know | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.2) | |
B. IDU history | ||||
IDU in the past 12 months, n (%) | 126 (77.8) | 64 (79.0) | 62 (76.5) | 0.71 |
Frequency of IDU in the past 12 months, n (%) | 0.87 | |||
At least daily | 95 (58.6) | 48 (59.3) | 47 (58.0) | |
Less than daily | 67 (41.4) | 33 (40.7) | 34 (42.0) | |
At least daily IDU in past 12 months of the following, n (%) | ||||
Heroine/Thai | 123 (75.9) | 63 (77.8) | 60 (74.1) | 0.95 |
Cocaine | 59 (36.4) | 13 (16.0) | 11 (13.6) | 0.42 |
Buprenorphine | 18 (11.1) | 8 (9.9) | 10 (12.3) | 0.60 |
Hallucinogens (i.e., LSD) | 2 (1.2) | 2 (2.5) | 0 (0) | 0.01 |
Sisa/Methamphetamine | 19 (11.7) | 8 (9.9) | 11 (13.6) | 0.45 |
Speedball | 53 (32.7) | 28 (34.6) | 25 (30.9) | 0.87 |
Sharing syringes in the past 12 months, n (%) | 0.28 | |||
No | 137 (84.6) | 71 (87.7) | 66 (81.5) | |
Yes | 25 (15.4) | 10 (12.4) | 15 (18.5) | |
C. Participation in substance use treatment programs | ||||
Ever participated in a substance use treatment program, n (%) | 140 (86.4) | 71 (87.7) | 69 (85.2) | 0.65 |
Ever participated in an OTP, n (%) | 98 (60.5) | 50 (61.7) | 48 (59.3) | 0.75 |
Currently participating in an OTP, n (%) | 24 (14.8) | 12 (14.8) | 12 (14.8) | 0.91 |