Table 1.
OST client socio-demographic characteristics at intake (n = 2569)*
| Demographic characteristic | Manipur n (%) | Nagaland n (%) | Demographic characteristic | Manipur n (%) | Nagaland n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Education | ||||
| Male | 1775 (96.3) | 598 (85.1) | No education | 103 (5.6) | 49 (6.9) |
| Female | 69 (3.7) | 105 (14.9) | Primary school | 450 (24.3) | 147 (20.6) |
| High school | 444 (24.0) | 243 (34.1) | |||
| Marital Status | Undergraduate | 548 (29.6) | 146 (20.5) | ||
| Married | 873 (47.1) | 361 (50.5) | Graduate and above | 306 (16.5) | 128 (18.0) |
| Single | 876 (47.3) | 320 (44.8) | |||
| Separated/divorced | 67 (3.6) | 23 (3.2) | Occupation | ||
| Widowed | 36 (1.9) | 11 (1.5) | Unemployed | 874 (48.6) | 323 (45.3) |
| Small business | 335 (18.6) | 72 (10.1) | |||
| Source of referral | Government | 118 (6.6) | 131 (18.4) | ||
| Friend/peer | 950 (51.6) | 370 (51.7) | Labourer | 213 (11.8) | 3 (0.4) |
| Outreach worker | 280 (15.2) | 148 (20.7) | Sex worker | 1 (0.1) | 94 (13.2) |
| Peer educator | 287 (15.6) | 95 (13.3) | Selling drugs | 2 (0.1) | 3 (0.4) |
| Family | 207 (11.2) | 71 (9.9) | Other | 256 (14.2) | 87 (12.2) |
| Nurse | 6 (0.3) | 1 (0.1) | |||
| Other | 111 (6.0) | 30 (4.2) | |||
* Percentages were calculated excluding missing cases