Perceived difficulty of getting help to reduce or abstain from substances among sexual and gender minority men who have sex with men (SGMSM) and use methamphetamine during the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic

Table 1 Sample Characterisitcs

	N (%)
Age (mean (SD))	42.00 (11.75)
Person of Colour (vs. White)	104 (27.7)
Trans/Non-binary (vs. Cisgender)	24 (6.4)
Non-gay Identified	88 (23.4)
Region of Canada
Eastern & Atlantic Canada	199 (52.9)
The Prairies	46 (12.2)
Western Canada	131 (34.8)
Living with HIV (vs. HIV-negative/unknown)	129 (34.3)
Never tested for HIV	18 (4.8)
Income
< $30,000	136 (36.2)
$30,000 - $59,999	123 (32.7)
$60,000 - $89,999	66 (17.6)
> $90,000	51 (13.6)
Frequency of Methamphetamine use in Past Six Months
Daily or almost daily	125 (33.2)
Weekly	63 (16.8)
Monthly	66 (17.6)
Once or twice	122 (32.4)

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