Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of former and current injecting drug users
| Total group (N = 210) | fIDUs (N = 92) | cIDUs (N = 118) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean | 27,8 (3,8) | 28,1 (4,0) | 27,5 (3,8) | 0,64 |
| Male gender | 92% | 89% | 95% | 0,12 |
| Drug use | 0,35 | |||
| Age of first drug use, mean | 14,0 (2,8) | 14,2 (3,3) | 13,8 (2,2) | 0,31 |
| Age of first drug injection, mean | 18,0 (3,1) | 18,4 (3,1) | 17,8 (3,1) | 0,17 |
| Years of injecting in life time, mean | 7,1 (3,8) | 5,5 (3,6) | 8,4 (3,4) | < 0,01 |
| Marital Status | 0,35 | |||
| Married/remarried | 30% | 36% | 25% | |
| Widowed | 2% | 3% | 2% | |
| Separated/divorced | 11% | 6% | 14% | |
| Never married | 57% | 55% | 59% | |
| Employment in the past 3 years | 0,13 | |||
| Full time | 41% | 48% | 36% | |
| Part-time | 37% | 36% | 39% | |
| Student | 5% | 5% | 4% | |
| Unemployed or housewife | 17% | 11% | 21% | |
| Education | 0,48 | |||
| Junior high school or less | 6% | 4% | 7% | |
| Senior high school | 87% | 87% | 87% | |
| Undergraduate or higher | 7% | 7% | 6% | |
| HIV-AIDS | ||||
| Ever HIV-tested | 75% | 71% | 78% | 0,23 |
| HIV-infected# | 63% | 66% | 60% | 0,47 |
| Have developed AIDS## | 30% | 44% | 18% | 0,01 |
All data are presented in percentage unless stated otherwise
# n = 145; no data available for 12 subjects; ## n = 83; no data for 8 HIV-positive subjects