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Table 4 Sexual health, overdose, and harm reduction among persons who recently used drugs in a County within the jurisdiction of a tribal Nation in the Southern plains (USA), April-May 2023

From: Quantifying the size and characteristics of a population of people who use drugs on the reservation lands of a tribal nation in the southern plains (USA)

 

Overall

(N = 209)*;

n (%)

Self-identify as American Indian (N = 112*);

n (%)

White

(N = 77);

n (%)

p-value

Sexual Health Behaviors

    

 STI test within the past year

78 (37.3)

49 (43.8)

25 (32.5)

0.159

 HIV test within the past year

82 (39.2)

49 (43.8)

24 (31.2)

0.111

 HCV test within the past year

85 (40.7)

53 (47.3)

24 (31.2)

0.038

Overdose Experiences

    

 Experienced overdose, ever

71 (34.0)

38 (33.9)

28 (36.4)

0.850

 Overdose in past 6 months

40 (19.1)

21 (18.8)

19 (24.7)

0.367

 Witnessed a nonfatal overdose, ever

94 (45.0)

52 (46.4)

35 (45.5)

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 Witnessed a nonfatal overdose, past 6 months

66 (31.6)

38 (33.9)

25 (32.5)

0.958

 Witnessed a fatal overdose, ever

52 (24.9)

33 (29.5)

16 (20.8)

0.237

 Witnessed a fatal overdose, past 6 months

31 (14.8)

19 (17.0)

11 (14.3)

0.689

Harm Reduction

    

 Heard of fentanyl test strips

87 (41.6)

53 (47.3)

31 (40.3)

0.417

 Acquired naloxone, past 6 months

50 (23.9)

26 (23.2)

20 (26.0)

0.793

 Administered naloxone, past 6 months

42 (20.1)

25 (22.3)

13 (16.9)

0.504

 Willing to distribute naloxone

128 (61.2)

69 (61.6)

48 (62.3)

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 Willing to use a public health vending machine

135 (64.6)

68 (60.7)

54 (70.1)

0.240

 Willing to distribute take home HIV tests

129 (61.7)

65 (58.0)

51 (66.2)

0.325

 Willing to use a needle exchange

113 (54.1)

63 (56.3)

43 (55.8)

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  1. *There was N = 1 person with missing data for sexual health behaviors, overdose, and harm reduction