| Discrimination in health care setting |
|
| Refused admission |
132 (38.5) |
| Refused medical care |
93 (27.1) |
| Refused pain medication |
70 (20.4) |
| Refused needles |
76 (22.2) |
| Refused buprenorphine substitution) |
11 (3.2) |
| HIV/AIDS counseling, testing and treatment coverage and experience |
|
| Tested for HIV only once |
66 (19.2) |
| Pre test counseling not provided |
5 (4.0) |
| Informed consent not given |
|
| Test results not kept confidential |
7 (5.6) |
| Eligible but not on anteretroviral treatment for HIV+ IDU |
15 (11.9) |
| Lack of health information |
|
| No information of VCTC |
114 (33.3) |
| No information of drug treatment centres |
121 (35.3) |
| No information of HIV/AIDS |
159 (46.4) |
| No information of hepatitis C |
291 (84.7) |
| Inadequate living conditions |
|
| Forced to go without food and shelter due to drug use |
147 (43.5) |
| Thrown out of job because of drug use |
243 (71.9) |
| Arbitrary arrest |
|
| Arrested for using drugs and/or carrying needles and syringes |
291 (84.8) |
| Arrested more than 3 times |
130 (37.9) |
| Locked up for using drugs |
254 (74.5) |
| Imprisoned for drug related activities |
205 (60.1) |
| Torture and other degrading treatment |
|
| Threatened with violence |
287 (83.7) |
| Insulted with derogatory words |
327 (95.3) |
| Publicly humiliated ((head tonsure, chained to tree, paraded naked) |
189 (55.1) |
| Physically abused (beaten by hand/rod/stick; kicked, punched; stabbed; shot) |
301 (87.8) |
| Social exclusion |
|
| Not allowed to meet own children |
67 (19.5) |
| Not allowed to meet family |
89 (26.0) |
| Not invited to family celebration |
106 (31.2) |
| Discouraged from community festival |
110 (32.1) |
| Dignity violation |
|
| Perception of being seen only as a drug user |
312 (91.0) |
| Perception of being avoided or feared |
306 (89.2) |
| Perception of invasion of personal space |
313 (91.3) |
| Perception of being seen as less than human |
309 (90.1) |
