Table 3.
Drug use and sexual-related HIV risk factors among injection drug users in Kampala, Uganda (n=354)
| Variable | number (%) |
|---|---|
| Needle sharing in the last six months | |
| Yes | 33(9.3) |
| No | 277(78.3) |
| Declined to Answer | 44(12.4) |
| How easy to get sterile injection materials | |
| Easy | 268(75.7) |
| Not easy | 41(11.6) |
| Declined to answer | 45(12.7) |
| Ever flashed blood | |
| Yes | 22(6.2) |
| No | 318(89.8) |
| Declined to answer | 14(3.9) |
| Ever shared other injection equipment in last 6months | |
| Yes | 33(9.4) |
| No | 272(76.8) |
| Declined to answer | 49(13.8) |
| Sex with a non-regular partner(co-current sex partner) | |
| Yes | 189(53.4) |
| No | 165(46.6) |
| Know Partner HIV Status | |
| Yes | 70(19.8) |
| No | 165(46.6) |
| Declined to Answer | 119(33.6) |
| Condom use non-regular partner in last 6 months * | |
| YES all times | 62(32.6) |
| YES sometimes | 44(23.2) |
| Not at all | 77(40.5) |
| Decline to respond | 7(3.7) |
| Condom use with the last 3 sex rounds | |
| Yes all times | 48(25.2) |
| Yes sometimes | 60(31.6) |
| Not at all | 72(37.9) |
| Decline to respond | 10(5.3) |
| Paid money or other variables to have sex | |
| Yes | 128(67.4) |
| No | 59(31) |
| Declined to Answer | 3(1.6) |
| Ever taken drugs before sex | |
| Yes | 191(53.9) |
| No | 163(46.1) |
| Had sex in exchange for drugs | |
| Yes | 80(45.3) |
| No | 101(53.1) |
| Declined to Answer | 3(1.6) |
*
n=190, only those with more than one sexual partner, were assessed for consistent condom use in the last 6 months