Table 1.
Profile of IDUs, Manipur and Nagaland and overall
| Characteristics | Manipur % (95 % CI) | Nagaland % (95 % CI) | Overall % (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||
| 18–24 | 22.6 (18.5–26.7) | 44.6 (39.3–49.4) | 33.2 (29.7–36.5) |
| 25–34 | 59.9 (55.4–64.4) | 40.9 (36.1–46.0) | 50.6 (47.2–54.0) |
| 35+ | 17.5 (14.2–21.1) | 14.5 (11.2–18.2) | 16.2(13.9–18.7) |
| Occupation | |||
| Unemployed | 42.3 (37.8–47.2) | 49.7 (4.43–5.50) | 46.2 (4.26–4.97) |
| Student | 3.9 (2.0–6.4) | 13.3 (9.9–17.7) | 8.4 (6.5–10.7) |
| Employed | 53.7 (48.8–58.3) | 37.0 (31.9–41.6) | 45.5 (42.1–48.8) |
| Marital status | |||
| Never married | 53.7 (48.8–58.4) | 65.2 (60.4–69.4) | 59.6 (56.2–62.9) |
| Ever married | 46.3 (41.6–51.2) | 34.8 (30.6–39.6) | 40.4 (37.1–43.8) |
| Sexual practices | |||
| Had a regular sexual partner evera | |||
| No | 55.8 (51.2–60. 2) | 27.0 (22. 6–31. 8) | 41.5 (38. 0–44.9) |
| Yes | 44.2 (39.8–48.8) | 73.0 (68.2–77.4) | 58.5 (55.1–62.0) |
| Had a paid sexual partner everb | |||
| No | 69.1 (64.8–73.3) | 90.8 (87.8–93.2) | 80.2 (77.5–82.9) |
| Yes | 30.9 (26.7–35.2) | 9.2 (6.8–12.2) | 19.8 (17.1–22.5) |
| Injecting practices | |||
| Duration of injecting drug use (months) | |||
| <=36 | 34.9 (30.3–40.2) | 69.6 (65.0–73.6) | 51.9 (48.5–55.5) |
| >36 | 65.1 (59.8–69.7) | 30.4 (26.4–35.0) | 48.1 (44.5–51.5) |
| Frequency of injecting drugs in past 1 monthc | |||
| Less frequent | 25.1 (20.5–30.2) | 44.3 (39.4–49.1) | 34.1 (30.6–37.3) |
| More frequent | 74.9 (69.8–79.5) | 55.7 (50.9–76.0) | 65.9 (6.27–6.94) |
| Shared needles/syringes in past 1 year | |||
| No | 43.4 (38.3–48.2) | 39.6 (35.2–44.6) | 41.3 (38.0–44.7) |
| Yes | 56.6 (51.8–61.7) | 60.4 (55.4–64.8) | 58.7 (55.3–62.0) |
| Knowledge of STI | |||
| Not aware | 22.7 (18.4–26.8) | 31.7 (26.6–36.5) | 26.8 (23.7–30.3) |
| Aware | 77.3 (73.2–81.6) | 68.3 (63.5–73.4) | 73.2(69.7–76.3) |
| Risk perception | |||
| Low risk | 50.3 (45.5–54.9) | 68.7 (64.3–73.2) | 59.7 (56.6–63.2) |
| High risk | 49.7 (45.1–54.5) | 31.3 (26.8–35.7) | 40.3 (36.8–43.4) |
| Ever taken an HIV test prior to survey | |||
| No | 52.4 (47.6–56.7) | 83.0 (79.4–85.9) | 67.4 (64.5–70.5) |
| Yes | 47.6 (43.3–52.4) | 17.0 (14.1–20.6) | 32.6 (29.5–35.6) |
| HIV status | |||
| HIV-negative | 72.3 (67.9–76.5) | 98.5 (97.3–99.5) | 84.4 (80.8–86.4) |
| HIV-positive | 27.7 (23.5–32.1) | 1.5 (0.5–2.7) | 15.6 (13.6–19.2) |
| Programme exposure (last 6 months) | |||
| No exposure | 18.7 (14.4–23.4) | 55.0 (48.7–60.8) | 33.6 (29.1–36.8) |
| Received only needle syringe services | 27.3 (23.9–31.6) | 12.2 (9.3–15.3) | 20.2 (17.5–22.8) |
| Received only counselling services or counselling and needle/syringe services | 54.0 (48.8–58.4) | 32.8 (27.9–38.4) | 46.2 (43.4–50.7) |
CI confidence interval, STI sexually transmitted infection
aRegular sexual partner: main steady partner/spouse with whom IDUs had sex ever
bPaid sexual partner: women with whom IDUs had sex ever in exchange for cash/drugs/kind ever
cLess frequent includes those who injected drugs three times or less in the past 1 month; more frequent includes those who injected drugs more than three times in the past 1 month