Table 2.
Demographic characteristics and drug intake mode of participants of DCRs (n = 154)
| Total n (%) 154 (100) |
|
|---|---|
| Age, years | |
| 20–29 | 15 (10) |
| 30-39 | 47 (30) |
| 40-49 | 55 (36) |
| ≥50 | 37 (24) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 116 (75) |
| Female | 38 (25) |
| Age at first time of hard drug use, yearsa | |
| 9–19 | 93 (60) |
| 20–29 | 42 (27) |
| 30–39 | 14 (9) |
| ≥40 | 5 (3) |
| Nationalitya | |
| Danish citizenship | 113 (73) |
| EU citizenship other than Danish | 13 (8) |
| Non-EU citizen | 28 (18) |
| Residence status | |
| Single | 108 (70) |
| Cohabiting | 46 (30) |
| Parental status | |
| No children | 66 (45) |
| Children | 80 (55) |
| Work status | |
| Full time/part time work | 16 (11) |
| Social welfare | 65 (44) |
| Early retirement | 56 (38) |
| Other | 11 (7) |
| Housing status | |
| Stable | 92 (60) |
| Unstable | 62 (40) |
| Drug intake method | |
| Inject in a muscle or subcutaneous | 1 (1) |
| Inject in a vein | 96 (63) |
| Sniff | 10 (7) |
| Smoke | 56 (37) |
| Drugs used | |
| Cocaine | 75 (49) |
| Heroin | 62 (41) |
| Mix of heroin and cocaine | 24 (16) |
| Methadone | 24 (16) |
| Benzodiazepines | 8 (5) |
| Ritaline | 5 (3) |
| Amphetamines | 3 (2) |
| Frequency of DCR use per week | |
| Less than 1 day a week | 30 (20) |
| 1 day a week | 17 (11) |
| 2–4 days a week | 42 (27) |
| 5–7 days a week | 65 (42) |
| Frequency of use of DCR per day | |
| 1 time per day | 45 (29) |
| 2–5 times per day | 75 (49) |
| More than 5 times per day | 33 (22) |
| Disease status | |
| Hepatitis C virus (HCV) | 56 (39) |
| Hepatitis B virus (HBV) | 13 (9) |
| HIV | 5 (3) |
| Tuberculosis | 5 (3) |
| None of these | 80 (55) |
| Incarcerationb | |
| Spent time in prison | 118 (81) |
| Never been to prison | 21 (14) |
| Prefer not to answer | 7 (5) |
| Incarcerated 1–5 times | 62 (53) |
| 6–10 times | 32 (28) |
| 11–50 times | 22 (19) |
| Use of health care system the past 3 months | |
| Health care clinic in or close to DCRs | 44 (30) |
| Street nurse | 9 (6) |
| General practitioner | 44 (30) |
| Emergency room | 24 (16) |
| Hospitalization | 22 (14) |
| Outpatient contact | 24 (16) |
| None of the above | 55 (37) |
aTotal is 99 due to rounding error
bOnly three (5 %) with HCV have never been in prison, Pearson chi-square p = 0.034. All participants with HIV have spent time in prison. N 71 (60 %) of those who spent time in prison, were age 9–19 when they started using illicit drugs