Table 1 Characteristics of HIV-positive Russians with opioid use, overall and by AUDIT score (n = 249)
From: Role of substance use in HIV care cascade outcomes among people who inject drugs in Russia
Characteristic | Total N = 249 | AUDITa score 0–7 n = 101 | AUDITa score 8–19 n = 81 | AUDITa score 20–40 n = 67 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age: mean (SD) | 34.3 (4.8) | 34.6 (4.9) | 34 (5.1) | 34.2 (4.2) | 0.70 |
Male | 184 (74%) | 72 (71%) | 64 (79%) | 48 (72%) | 0.44 |
Married or partnered | 84 (34%) | 32 (32%) | 30 (37%) | 22 (33%) | 0.52 |
Education (less than 9 grades) | 67 (27%) | 24 (24%) | 24 (30%) | 19 (28%) | 0.36 |
Depressive symptoms CES-D ≥ 16 | 208 (88%) | 79 (84%) | 67 (88%) | 62 (95%) | 0.06 |
Social support: mean (SD) | 19 (5) | 19 (5) | 19 (5) | 19 (5) | 0.85 |
Stigma score: mean (SD)a | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 0.62 |
Injection drug use, past-montha | 130 (52%) | 41 (41%) | 51 (63%) | 38 (57%) | <Â 0.001 |
Opioid craving: mean (SD)a | 49 (38) | 41 (37) | 54 (36) | 53 (41) | 0.04 |
Linked to care | 119 (48%) | 48 (48%) | 39 (48%) | 32 (48%) | 1.00 |
ART initiation | 31 (12%) | 13 (13%) | 11 (14%) | 7 (10%) | 0.85 |