Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of HIV-infected Russian PWID in LINC (n = 349) and Russia ARCH (n = 207)
LINC | Russia ARCH | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) |
Median Age (IQR) | 33.8 (31–37) | 33.0 (30–36) | 33.5 (31–37) | |||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 256 | 73.4 | 147 | 71.0 | 403 | 72.5 |
Female | 93 | 26.6 | 60 | 29.0 | 153 | 27.5 |
Race | ||||||
Caucasian | 349 | 100 | 207 | 100 | 556 | 100 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Education | ||||||
Secondary Education or lower | 314 | 90.0 | 179 | 86.5 | 493 | 88.7 |
Higher education | 35 | 10.0 | 28 | 13.5 | 63 | 11.3 |
Marital Status | ||||||
Married or living with partner | 105 | 30.1 | 96 | 46.4 | 201 | 36.2 |
Other | 244 | 69.9 | 111 | 53.6 | 355 | 63.8 |
Employment | ||||||
Full-time | 83 | 23.8 | 69 | 33.3 | 152 | 27.3 |
Part-time | 41 | 11.7 | 22 | 10.6 | 63 | 11.3 |
Disability | 11 | 3.2 | 3 | 1.4 | 14 | 2.5 |
Unemployed | 190 | 54.4 | 106 | 51.2 | 296 | 53.2 |
Other (includes retired, homemaker) | 24 | 6.9 | 7 | 3.4 | 31 | 5.6 |
Median Monthly Income (IQR) | 35000 (20000–50000) | 15000 (5000–30000) | 28000 (10000–40000) | |||
Median Years Since HIV Diagnosis (IQR) | 6.6 (4–12) | 7.4 (4–12) | 7.1 (4–12) | |||
Median CD4 Cell Count (IQR) | n = 329 311 (163–492) | n = 143 448 (294–639) | N = 472 349 (201–550) | |||
ART (current or past) | ||||||
Yes | 43 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 7.7 |
No | 306 | 87.7 | 207 | 100 | 513 | 92.3 |
Past 12-month drug dependence | n = 344 | |||||
Yes | 326 | 94.8 | 127 | 61.4 | 453 | 82.2 |
No | 18 | 5.2 | 80 | 38.6 | 98 | 17.8 |
Past 30-day injection drug use | n = 198a | |||||
Yes | 183 | 92.4 | 94 | 45.4 | 277 | 68.4 |
No | 15 | 7.6 | 113 | 54.6 | 128 | 31.6 |
Past 12-month alcohol dependence | ||||||
Yes | 138 | 67.0 | ||||
No | 68 | 33.0 | ||||