Table 1.
Sexual and injecting drug use behaviors in people who inject drugs in Podgorica, Montenegro, 2013
| n / N | Sample prevalence % a | RDS b prevalence estimates % (95% CI) c | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currently has regular sexual partner | 217/401 | 54.1 | 50.9 (44.1–57.6) |
| Used condom during last sex with regular partnerd | 100/396 | 25.3 | 24.2 (19.1–29.2) |
| Discussed HIV status before having first sexual intercourse with regular partnerd | 127/401 | 31.7 | 28.6 (22.8–34.3) |
| Had non-regular sexual partner in the past 12 months | 251/399 | 62.9 | 62.2 (56.2–68.4) |
| Used condoms consistently during sexual intercourse with non-regular partners in the past 12 months | 109/251 | 43.4 | 46.4 (37.1–55.8) |
| Total number of sex partners in the past 12 months | |||
| 0–1 | 123/392 | 31.4 | 31.1 (25.3–36.8) |
| 2–3 | 121/392 | 30.9 | 34.0 (27.2–40.8) |
| 4–5 | 63/392 | 16.1 | 16.7 (11.8–21.5) |
| 6–10 | 63/392 | 16.1 | 13.7 (9.6–17.8) |
| ≥11 | 22/392 | 5.6 | 4.5 (2.3–6.8) |
| Ever had sexual intercourse for which received or gave money or drugs | 216/400 | 54.0 | 48.8 (42.0–55.6) |
| Used condom during last sexual intercourse for which gave or received money or drugs | 169/216 | 78.2 | 79.5 (71.6–87.5) |
| Used drugs before sexual intercourse in the past 12 months | |||
| Never | 16/398 | 4.0 | 3.5 (1.4–5.5) |
| Rarely | 30/398 | 7.5 | 11.9 (7.4–16.4) |
| Sometimes | 83/398 | 20.9 | 22.4 (17.0–27.8) |
| Often | 269/398 | 62.2 | 62.2 (55.9–68.4) |
| Type of drugs used in the past month | |||
| Heroin | 381/401 | 95.0 | 95.7 (93.2–98.3) |
| Cocaine | 20/401 | 5.0 | 4.3 (1.7–6.8) |
| Frequency of injecting drugs in the past month | |||
| Once per month | 9/402 | 2.2 | 3.0 (0.6–5.4) |
| Few times per month | 68/402 | 16.9 | 23.1 (15.7–30.4) |
| Once per week | 9/402 | 2.2 | 1.5 (0.4–2.6) |
| Several times per week | 91/402 | 22.6 | 27.0 (20.7–33.4) |
| Once per day | 27/402 | 6.7 | 5.1 (2.8–7.3) |
| Several times per day | 198/402 | 49.3 | 40.3 (33.3–47.3) |
| Ever shared needles or syringes with someone else during drug injection | 260/402 | 64.7 | 60.4 (53.9–66.8) |
| Shared needles or syringes with someone else in the past month | 57/399 | 14.3 | 14.1 (9.7–18.4) |
| Shared needles or syringes with someone else in the last episode of injection | 31/401 | 7.7 | 8.4 (4.9–12.0) |
| Received drug dependence treatmente | |||
| Currently | 25/399 | 6.3 | 6.1 (3.3–8.9) |
| Not currently, but in the past | 160/399 | 39.8 | 37.1 (31.3–42.9) |
| Never | 214/399 | 53.4 | 56.7 (50.6–62.8) |
aUnweighted estimates.
bWeighted estimates; RDS = respondent-driven sampling.
c95% CI = 95% confidence interval.
dRefers to current or most recent regular partner.
eDrug dependence treatment included opioid substitution therapy (as maintenance treatment), inpatient detoxification, outpatient drug dependence treatment, peer-based support groups.