Table 1 Characteristics of study participants assessed for willingness to wear an overdose detection device (n = 1061)
From: Factors associated with willingness to wear an electronic overdose detection device
Variables | Value | Total n (%) | Willingness = yes (n = 576) | Willingness = no/unsure (n = 485) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethnicity | Caucasian | 615 (58.0) | 329 (57.1) | 286 (59.0) |
Other | 445 (41.9) | 246 (42.7) | 199 (41.0) | |
Gender | Female | 391 (36.9) | 237 (41.1) | 154 (31.8) |
Male | 670 (63.1) | 339 (58.9) | 331 (68.2) | |
Age (years) | Median (Q1–Q3) | 44.2 (31.3–53.9) | 45.4 (33.0–54.0) | 42.5 (29.6–53.9) |
Daily heroin usea | Yes | 336 (31.7) | 196 (34.0) | 140 (28.9) |
No | 725 (68.3) | 380 (66.0) | 345 (71.1) | |
Daily cocaine usea | Yes | 34 (3.2) | 18 (3.1) | 16 (3.3) |
No | 1027 (96.8) | 558 (96.9) | 469 (96.7) | |
Daily crack usea | Yes | 99 (9.3) | 55 (9.5) | 44 (9.1) |
No | 962 (90.7) | 521 (90.5) | 441 (90.9) | |
Ever overdosed | Yes | 748 (70.5) | 425 (73.8) | 323 (66.6) |
No | 311 (29.3) | 150 (26.0) | 161 (33.2) | |
Homelessnessa | Yes | 239 (22.5) | 109 (18.9) | 130 (26.8) |
No | 822 (77.5) | 467 (81.1) | 355 (73.2) | |
Methadone treatmenta | Yes | 472 (44.5) | 299 (51.9) | 173 (35.7) |
No | 588 (55.4) | 277 (48.1) | 311 (64.1) | |
Chronic pain | Yes | 556 (52.4) | 330 (57.3) | 226 (46.6) |
No | 499 (47.0) | 244 (42.4) | 255 (52.6) | |
HIV | Yes | 323 (30.4) | 182 (31.6) | 141 (29.1) |
No | 738 (69.6) | 394 (68.4) | 344 (70.9) |