Table 3 Baseline social support characteristics among women who use drugs and are under community supervision (past 90 days): New York City, 2009–2012; N=305a
Type of Social Support | n (%) of women who have ≥ 1 friend or family member to provide this type of social support | Median (IQR) number of friends/family members available for each type of social support | Median (IQR) describing how often this type of support was received in the past 90 days, on a scale from 0 to 6b |
|---|---|---|---|
Personal or emotional problems | |||
1. Someone to talk to when they feel upset or angry | 286 (93.8) | 3 (2–5) | 4 (3–6) |
2. Someone to ask advice about personal problems | 282 (92.5) | 3 (2–5) | 3 (2–5) |
3. Someone to talk to about relationship problems | 268 (87.9) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–4) |
Tangible aid and service | |||
4. Someone to ask to borrow money when they need it | 260 (85.3) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) |
5. Someone to ask to stay in their place for a while | 228 (74.8) | 2 (0–3) | 0 (0–2) |
6. Someone to ask for help with a task that takes at least four hours of their time | 229 (75.1) | 2 (1–4) | 1 (0–2) |
Sexual risk reduction | |||
7. Someone to talk to about ways they can reduce their risk for HIV or STDs | 235 (77.1) | 2 (1–4) | 1 (0–3) |
8. Someone to talk to about the need to use condoms to protect themselves against HIV or STDS | 223 (73.1) | 2 (0–4) | 1 (0–3) |
Substance use risk reduction | |||
9. Someone to talk to about ways they can reduce sharing syringes, cookers, cotton, or rinse water to avoid transmitting HIV or Hepatitis C | 166 (54.4) | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0–3) |
10. Someone to talk to about ways they can reduce or stop using drugs | 234 (76.7) | 2 (1–5) | 2 (0–4) |
11. Someone to talk to talk about ways they can prevent overdose | 181 (59.3) | 1 (0–4) | 1 (0–3) |