Characteristic | No. (%) of participants n = 141 |
---|---|
Frequency of public injecting | |
Always (100% of the time) | 11 (7.8) |
Usually (75%-99%) | 37 (26.2) |
Sometimes (25%-74%) | 43 (30.5) |
Occasionally (< 25%) | 50 (35.5) |
Public places injected* | |
Public washroom | 90 (63.8) |
Park | 69 (48.9) |
Parking lot | 66 (46.8) |
Alley/laneway | 61 (43.3) |
Shelter | 46 (32.6) |
Abandoned building | 44 (31.2) |
Community organization/service provider | 10 (7.1) |
Schoolyard | 5 (3.5) |
Reason for public injecting*† | |
Convenient to where I hang out | 98 (69.5) |
Homeless | 56 (39.7) |
Too far from home | 43 (30.5) |
Nowhere to inject safely where I buy drugs | 25 (17.7) |
Involved in drug selling | 19 (13.5) |
Engaged in sex work | 10 (7.1) |
Used outdoor water source to prepare drugs or rinse syringes | 61 (43.3) |
*Participants could select all that applied.
†Includes reasons selected by ≥ 5% of respondents.