Table 2.
Characteristics of drug users among different ethnic groups
| |
Yi |
Han |
Other |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of clients | Proportion (%) | Number of clients | Proportion (%) | Number of clients | Proportion (%) | |
| Route of drug use |
χ
2
= 258.61, P < 0.0001 |
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| Smoking or sniffing |
3456 |
63.0 |
618 |
53.7 |
31 |
58.5 |
| Pure injection |
775 |
14.1 |
383 |
33.3 |
12 |
22.6 |
| Injection mixed with other |
1256 |
22.9 |
149 |
13.0 |
10 |
18.9 |
| Sharing syringes |
χ
2
= 84.56, P < 0.0001 |
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| Yes |
939 |
17.1 |
317 |
27.6 |
22 |
41.5 |
| No | 4548 | 82.9 | 833 | 72.4 | 31 | 58.5 |