Table 1.
Socio-demographics of total sample and by injection drug use behavior
| Total sample | Non-Injector | PWID | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 406) | (n = 252) (62.1 %) | (n = 154) (37.9 %) | ||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Age a, 25 and younger (ref: older than 25) | 60/405 | 14.8 % | 54/251 | 21.5 %** | 6 | 3.9 % |
| Ethnicity, Malay (ref: non-Malay) | 401 | 98.8 % | 250 | 99.2 % | 151 | 98.1 % |
| Marital Status, Married (ref: single) | 148 | 36.5 % | 109 | 43.3 %** | 39 | 25.3 % |
| Religion, Muslim (ref: non-Muslim) | 401 | 98.8 % | 250 | 99.2 % | 151 | 98.1 % |
| Education, Some secondary or lower (ref: completed secondary or higher) | 279 | 68.7 % | 169 | 67.1 % | 110 | 71.4 % |
| Employment role/job a, Deckhand (ref: Captain) | 341/402 | 84.8 % | 194/248 | 78.2 % | 147 | 95.5 %** |
| Vessel type a, Traditional (ref: Commercial) | 234/403 | 58.1 % | 185/249 | 74.3 %** | 49 | 31.8 % |
atotal sample = 406; missingness due to non-response
** p <0.01; p <0.05; p < 0.1