Table 2.
Comparison of means for injecting practices by HCV status
| HCV+ (n = 247) |
HCV− (n = 68) |
N | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 41.8* | 38.8* | 315 |
| Age at first use of injection drugs | 20.7*** | 26.3*** | 315 |
| # of years injecting drugs | 21.9*** | 12.5*** | 315 |
| Past year: | |||
| Frequency of injection | 5.9 | 5.9 | 315 |
| # of people used needle | 1.2 | 1.2 | 314 |
| # of people used works | 4.9 | 3.0 | 314 |
| # of people backloaded | 1.5 | 0.91 | 311 |
| Frequency of used needle utilization | 0.4 | 0.4 | 315 |
| Frequency of used cooker utilization | 1.1* | 0.8* | 315 |
| Frequency of used cotton utilization | 0.8 | 0.6 | 315 |
| Frequency of used water utilization | 0.7 | 0.5 | 315 |
| Past month: | |||
| # of people used needle | 0.4 | 0.5 | 315 |
| # of people used work | 2.0** | 1.0** | 315 |
| # of people backloaded | 0.6 | 0.5 | 313 |
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001