Table 2.
Characteristics of injection drug users with a history of femoral injection (N = 100)
| Still injecting into femoral vein | Number (%) |
| No | 45 (45.0) |
| Yes | 55 (55.0) |
| Time since first femoral injection | |
| 1 day to 1 month | 27 (29.7) |
| 1.5 to 6 months | 21 (23.1) |
| 8 months to 2 years | 27 (29.7) |
| 3 to 6 years | 16 (17.6) |
| Source of femoral injecting information | |
| Friend/acquaintance/family | 76 (79.2) |
| Self-taught/Internet | 17 (17.7) |
| Healthcare worker | 5 (5.2) |
| Reason for femoral injecting | |
| Vein problems | |
| Difficulty accessing veins | 58 (65.9) |
| No other options/problems with muscling | 6 (6.8) |
| No veins and didn’t want to muscle | 4 (4.6) |
| Other reasons | |
| Quick or easy | 14 (15.9) |
| Recommended by another person/wanted to try something new | 6 (6.8) |
| Avoid track marks | 2 (2.3) |
| Better rush | 1 (1.1) |
| No small needles available at time of injection | 1 (1.1) |
| Had other veins that could be used | |
| No | 38 (39.2) |
| Yes | 59 (60.8) |
| Injected into other sites since femoral | |
| No | 31 (32.6) |
| Yes | 64 (67.4) |