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. 2022 Oct 1;12(4):e2022154. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1204a154

Table 2.

Chronic conditions and co-morbidities in injecting drug users.

Past Illness N of cases Percentage
Chronic kidney disease 1 1.0%
Hip joint surgery 1 1.0%
Pulmonary tuberculosis 1 1.0%
Type-1 diabetes 1 1.0%
Urticaria 1 1.0%
Urinary tract infection 1 1.0%
None 94 94.0%
Diabetes mellitus
None 99 99.0%
Present 1 1.0%
Hypertension
None 99 99.0%
Present 1 1.0%
HIV
Negative 90 90.0%
Positive 10 10.0%
HBsAg No. of cases Percentage
Negative 100 100.0%
HCV No. of cases Percentage
Negative 20 20.0%
Positive 80 80.0%

HBsAg = hepatitis B surface antigen; HCV = hepatitis C virus; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus.