Table 1.
Demographic and drug related characteristics of people who inject drug (PWID) (n = 230)
| Characteristics | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | ||
| < 30 | 84 (37) | |
| 30-39 | 78 (34) | |
| 40-49 | 51 (23) | |
| ≥ 50 | 13 (6) | |
| Education | ||
| Never attended school or elementary | 53 (23) | |
| Guidance school | 94 (41) | |
| High school | 77 (33) | |
| University | 6 (3) | |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 131 (56) | |
| Married | 22 (11) | |
| Divorced | 43 (19) | |
| Widowed | 4 (2) | |
| Married but living alone | 30 (12) | |
| Occupation | ||
| Full time | 18 (6) | |
| Regular part-time | 12 (5) | |
| Irregular part-time | 47 (20) | |
| Student | 7 (5) | |
| Unemployed | 146 (64) | |
| Monthly income ($) | ||
| < 150 | 200 (86) | |
| ≥150 | 30 (14) | |
| Living place | ||
| Home | 124 (55) | |
| Camp | 5 (2) | |
| Homeless | 100 (43) | |
| Self-reported HCV status | ||
| Negative | 91 (40) | |
| Positive | 50 (22) | |
| Unknown | 90 (38) | |
| Self-reported HIV status | ||
| Negative | 175 (76) | |
| Positive | 32 (14) | |
| Unknown | 23 (10) | |
| Current most frequent drug | ||
| Heroin | 161 (70) | |
| Methamphetamine | 67 (29) | |
| Other | 2 (1) | |
| Age at first drug use (year) | ||
| < 25 | 200 (88) | |
| 25-29 | 22 (10) | |
| ≥ 30 | 8 (2) | |
| Age at first drug injection | ||
| < 25 | 138 (60) | |
| 25-29 | 46 (20) | |
| ≥ 30 | 46 (20) |
HCV: Hepatitis C virus; HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus