Demographic |
City |
Vancouver | 152 (47.9) | 152 (51.9) | 304 (49.8) |
Prince George | 165 (52.1) | 141 (48.1) | 306 (50.2) |
Age, yr, median (IQR) | 23.8 (20.8–27.4) | 23 (20.1–25.9) | 23.5 (20.5–26.9) |
Trauma |
Either parent attended residential school | n = 313 | n = 290 | n = 603 |
Yes | 146 (46.6) | 133 (45.9) | 279 (46.3) |
No | 67 (21.4) | 66 (22.8) | 133 (22.0) |
Unsure | 100 (31.9) | 91 (31.4) | 191 (31.7) |
Ever removed from biological parents | n = 316 | n = 293 | n = 609 |
Yes | 193 (61.1) | 201 (68.6) | 394 (64.7) |
No | 123 (38.9) | 92 (31.4) | 215 (35.3) |
Childhood sexual abuse (≤ 15 yr) | n = 311 | n = 288 | n = 599 |
Yes | 83 (26.7) | 182 (63.2) | 265 (44.2) |
No | 228 (73.3) | 106 (36.8) | 334 (55.8) |
Age at first sexual abuse,† yr, median (IQR) | 6 (4.0–8.0) | 6 (4.0–9.0) | 6 (4.0–9.0) |
Ever incarcerated | n = 315 | n = 293 | n = 608 |
Yes | 238 (75.6) | 161 (54.9) | 399 (65.6) |
No | 77 (24.4) | 132 (45.1) | 209 (34.4) |
Ever admitted to hospital for mental illness | n = 311 | n = 288 | n = 599 |
Yes | 50 (16.1) | 60 (20.8) | 110 (18.4) |
No | 261 (83.9) | 228 (79.2) | 489 (81.6) |
Ever diagnosed with mental illness | n = 314 | n = 293 | n = 607 |
Yes | 104 (33.1) | 77 (26.3) | 181 (29.8) |
No | 210 (66.9) | 216 (73.7) | 426 (70.2) |
Ever thought about suicide | n = 316 | n = 293 | n = 609 |
Yes | 167 (52.8) | 155 (52.9) | 322 (52.9) |
No | 149 (47.2) | 138 (47.1) | 287 (47.1) |
Ever attempted suicide | n = 316 | n = 293 | n = 609 |
Yes | 100 (31.6) | 124 (42.3) | 224 (36.8) |
No | 216 (68.4) | 169 (57.7) | 385 (63.2) |
Substance use |
Age at initiation of non-injection drug use, yr, median (IQR) | 16 (14.0–19.0) | 16.2 (14.0–18.0) | 16 (14.0–18.0) |
Ever injected | n = 317 | n = 293 | n = 610 |
Yes | 148 (46.7) | 190 (64.8) | 338 (55.4) |
No | 169 (53.3) | 103 (35.2) | 272 (44.6) |
Age at first injection,‡ yr, median (IQR) | 18 (16.0–22.0) | 17 (15.0–20.0) | 18 (15.0–21.0) |
Ever overdosed | n = 315 | n = 290 | n = 605 |
Yes | 79 (25.1) | 101 (34.8) | 180 (29.8) |
No | 236 (74.9) | 189 (65.2) | 425 (70.2) |
Binge injection drug use | n = 286 | n = 265 | n = 551 |
Yes | 25 (8.7) | 33 (12.5) | 58 (10.5) |
No | 261 (91.3) | 232 (87.5) | 493 (89.5) |
Binge non-injection drug use | n = 312 | n = 290 | n = 602 |
Yes | 166 (53.2) | 144 (49.7) | 310 (51.5) |
No | 146 (46.8) | 146 (50.3) | 292 (48.5) |
Daily or more injection of cocaine | n = 317 | n = 293 | n = 610 |
Yes | 32 (10.1) | 55 (18.8) | 87 (14.3) |
No | 285 (89.9) | 238 (81.2) | 523 (85.7) |
Daily or more injection of crystal methamphetamine | n = 317 | n = 292 | n = 609 |
Yes | 14 (4.4) | 6 (2.1) | 20 (3.3) |
No | 303 (95.6) | 286 (97.9) | 589 (96.7) |
Daily or more injection of opiates | n = 317 | n = 293 | n = 610 |
Yes | 26 (8.2) | 84 (28.7) | 110 (18.0) |
No | 291 (91.8) | 209 (71.3) | 500 (82.0) |
Ever received methadone treatment | n = 317 | n = 290 | n = 607 |
Yes | 20 (6.3) | 75 (25.9) | 95 (15.7) |
No | 297 (93.7) | 215 (74.1) | 512 (84.3) |
Sexual vulnerability |
Ever been paid for sex | n = 242 | n = 293 | n = 535 |
Yes | 54 (22.3) | 206 (70.3) | 260 (48.6) |
No | 188 (77.7) | 87 (29.7) | 275 (51.4) |
HIV or HCV infection |
HIV infection | n = 314 | n = 293 | n = 607 |
Yes | 14 (4.5) | 34 (11.6) | 48 (7.9) |
No | 300 (95.5) | 259 (88.4) | 559 (92.1) |
HCV infection | n = 308 | n = 283 | n = 591 |
Yes | 74 (24.0) | 120 (42.4) | 194 (32.8) |
No | 234 (76.0) | 163 (57.6) | 397 (67.2) |