Table 2.
Needle/syringe sources in Hanoi, HCMC, and Thai Nguyen—2012 and 2013
| Injecting indicators | Hanoi | HCMC | Thai Nguyen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 n = 300 | 2013 n = 400 | p value | 2012 n = 300 | 2013 n = 400 | p value | 2013 n = 280 | ||
| Average length of injecting (year) | 5.1 | 4.7 | 1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 1 | 5.3 | 1 |
| Average number of injections each day (time) | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1 | 1.8 | 1 |
| Payment for needle/syringe used in the last 1 month (%) | ||||||||
| Purchased all needle/syringes used | 73.4 | 85.3 | 0.000 | 77.1 | 86.1 | 0.000 | 79.1 | 0.042 |
| Some purchased, some free | 22.1 | 12.1 | 0.000 | 17.2 | 11.7 | 0.038 | 15.7 | 0.122 |
| Replied on free needle/syringes used | 4.5 | 2.6 | 0.170 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 0.015 | 5.2 | 0.030 |
| Needle/syringe supplies among those purchased N/S in the last 1 month (%) | n = 285 | n = 364 | n = 282 | n = 380 | n = 263 | |||
| Pharmacy | 90.5 | 88.1 | 0.421 | 89.6 | 87.5 | 0.436 | 93.8 | 0.012 |
| Injecting mate | 8.6 | 12.5 | 0.095 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 0.677 | 2.1 | 0.000 |
| Tea stall/cigarette seller/motorbike driver | 1.9 | 6.4 | 0.003 | 1.3 | 6.9 | 0.001 | 5.3 | 1 |
| Sources of needle/syringe late at night in the last 1 month (%) | ||||||||
| Pharmacy in hospital | NA | 11.4 | NA | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.000 | ||
| Injecting mate | 34.5 | 7.3 | 4.1 | 0.000 | ||||
| Tea stall/cigarette seller/motorbike driver | 33.7 | 8.5 | 21.5 | 0.000 | ||||
| Re-used N/S | 8.9 | 67.9 | 62.5 | 0.000 | ||||