Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of study sample (n = 124) of IDU in St. Petersburg, Russia
| Total samplea (n = 124) | Males (n = 82) | Females (n = 42) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, SD) | 28.8, 5.0 | 29.7, 5.0 | 26.9, 4.8 |
| Highest level of education, n (%) | |||
| High school graduate or less | 50 (40) | 32 (39) | 18 (43) |
| Technical school | 10 (8) | 7 (8) | 3 (7) |
| Specialist education | 48 (39) | 35 (43) | 13 (31) |
| Any university education | 16 (13) | 8 (10) | 8 (19) |
| Permanent place of employment, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 105 (85) | 70 (85) | 35 (83) |
| No | 19 (15) | 12 (15) | 7 (17) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |||
| Married or living together | 20 (16) | 12 (15) | 8 (19) |
| Not married or separated | 104 (84) | 70 (85) | 34 (81) |
| Drug used: heroin, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 115 (93) | 77 (94) | 38 (90) |
| No | 9 (7) | 5 (6) | 4 (10) |
| Drug used: methamphetamines, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 24 (19) | 16 (20) | 8 (19) |
| No | 100 (81) | 66 (80) | 34 (81) |
| Duration of drug use (mean, SD) | 9.6, 4.7 | 10.2, 4.9 | 8.5, 4.2 |
| Self-reported HIV status, n (%) | |||
| Positive | 60 (48) | 39 (48) | 20 (48) |
| Negative/Do not know | 64 (52) | 43 (52) | 22 (52) |
| Trust in drug networks,b n (%) | |||
| High | 43 (35) | 23 (38) | 20 (50) |
| Low | 79 (65) | 59 (62) | 20 (50) |
| Network size, n (%) | |||
| < 3 | 74 (62) | 44 (56) | 30 (73) |
| ≥3 | 46 (38) | 35 (44) | 11 (27) |
| Stranger present in network,c n (%) | |||
| Yes | 32 (34) | 26 (43) | 6 (19) |
| No | 61 (66) | 35 (57) | 26 (81) |
| Shared, sold, or lent an already used syringe, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 50 (41) | 34 (43) | 16 (38) |
| No | 72 (59) | 46 (57) | 26 (62) |
| Ever tested for HIV, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 101 (81) | 68 (82) | 33 (79) |
| No | 23 (19) | 14 (17) | 9 (21) |
a
May not sum to 124 due to missing data
b
Sum of trust questions 2–4, dichotomized at midpoint (low trust corresponds to trust score <8 and high trust ≥ 8)
c
Only reported from IDU who injected with at least one other person in the past 30 days