Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of PWID enrolled in the MASLIHAT trial
| Peer educators (n = 140) | Network members (n = 280) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range |
| Age | 30.7 | 21−50 | 29.6 | 19−49 |
| (6.74) | (5.90) | |||
| n | % | n | % | |
| Recruitment site | ||||
| Diaspora organization | 24 | 17.1 | 48 | 17.1 |
| Bazaar | 44 | 31.4 | 88 | 31.4 |
| Construction site | 72 | 51.4 | 144 | 51.4 |
| Area of origin | ||||
| Dushanbe | 31 | 22.1 | 57 | 20.4 |
| Khatlon | 29 | 20.7 | 59 | 21.1 |
| Sughd | 13 | 9.3 | 31 | 11.1 |
| Gorno‐Badakhshan | 54 | 38.6 | 105 | 37.5 |
| Subordinate districts | 13 | 9.3 | 28 | 10.0 |
| Education | ||||
| Secondary or less | 91 | 65.0 | 165 | 58.9 |
| College or technical college | 32 | 22.9 | 73 | 26.1 |
| University but no degree | 6 | 4.3 | 8 | 2.9 |
| University degree | 11 | 7.9 | 34 | 12.1 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Not married | 65 | 46.4 | 111 | 39.6 |
| Married | 14 | 10.0 | 38 | 13.6 |
| Divorced | 61 | 43.6 | 129 | 46.1 |
| Missing | 2 | 0.7 | ||
| How long in Russia this trip | ||||
| One year or less | 9 | 6.4 | 30 | 10.7 |
| >1 to 2 years | 42 | 30.0 | 88 | 31.4 |
| >2 years | 86 | 61.4 | 156 | 55.7 |
| Missing | 3 | 2.1 | 6 | 2.1 |
| How many trips to Moscow | ||||
| One | 8 | 5.7 | 41 | 14.6 |
| Two | 55 | 39.3 | 81 | 28.9 |
| Three or more | 77 | 55.0 | 158 | 56.4 |
| Employment | ||||
| Construction | 76 | 54.3 | 154 | 55.0 |
| Loading in bazaar | 29 | 20.7 | 58 | 20.7 |
| Selling/food service | 27 | 19.3 | 48 | 17.1 |
| Other/Missing | 8 | 5.7 | 20 | 7.1 |
Abbreviations: MASLIHAT, “Migrants’ Approached Self‐Learning Intervention in HIV/AIDS for Tajiks”; PWID, people who inject drugs; SD, standard deviation.