Characteristics | Male PWUDs | Female PWUDs | p |
---|---|---|---|
(N = 150, unless otherwise stated) | (N = 110, unless otherwise stated) | ||
Socio-demographic factors | |||
Had previous experience of drug treatment programmes | 54.0 (81) | 67.3 (74) | 0.03 |
Age in years | |||
Mean (SD)* | 32.6 (±7.0) | 26.8 (±6.4) | |
Median (IQR)▲. | 32.0 (27.0, 36.3) | 25.0 (22.0, 30.0) | <0.01 |
Level of education, % (n) | |||
Less than 1 year | 10.7 (16) | 19.1 (21) | 0.05 |
1–5 years | 64.0 (96) | 61.8 (68) | NS |
>5 years | 25.3 (38) | 19.1 (21) | NS |
Marital status, % (n) | |||
Married / living with sex partner | 31.3 (47) | 43.8 (49) | 0.03 |
Unmarried | 36.0 (54) | 10.9 (12) | <0.01 |
Divorced/separated/widower/widow | 32.7 (59) | 44.5 (49) | 0.05 |
Income level (monthly average in BDT△) | |||
Mean (SD)* | 6144 (±3997) | 11397 (±8750) | |
Median (IQR) ▲. | 5000 (3500, 7000) | 7900 (5000, 15250) | <0.01 |
% more than Mean | 33.7 | 38.2 | |
Locations where they live, % (n) | |||
House | 48.7 (73) | 30.9 (34) | <0.01 |
Working place (shop, office, club) | 4.0 (6) | 4.5 (5) | NS |
Street§ | 42.0 (63) | 20.9 (23) | <0.01 |
Slum | 5.3 (8) | 43.6 (48) | <0.01 |
Person(s) with whom they usually live, % (n) | |||
Family member, relative | 40.7 (61) | 34.5 (38) | NS |
Spouse, sex partner | 14.0 (21) | 16.3 (18) | NS |
Non-PWUD friend, colleague | 2.6 (4) | 6.3 (7) | NS |
PWUD friend, drug dealer | 26.7 (40) | 29.1 (32) | NS |
Alone | 16.0 (24) | 13.6 (15) | NS |
Have children to support, % (n) | 10.7 (16) | 13.6 (15) | NS |
History of drug misuse (in the last six months before admission) | |||
Drug primarily preferred for consumption, % (n) | |||
Cannabis, sleeping pills, codeine containing cough syrup, alcohol | 1.3 (2) | 13.6 (15) | <0.01 |
Heroin | 16.7 (25) | 72.8 (80) | <0.01 |
Buprenorphine, pethidine | 82.0 (123) | 13.6 (15) | <0.01 |
Main route of drug administration, % (n) | |||
Orally | 0.0 (0) | 3.6 (4) | 0.03 |
Inhaling (smoking, snorting, chasing) | 13.3 (20) | 82.7 (91) | <0.01 |
Injection | 86.7 (130) | 13.6 (15) | <0.01 |
Duration (years) of injecting drugs (among those who injected in the last six months) | N = 144 | N = 26 | |
Mean (SD)* | 5.9 (±4.4) | 4.1 (±4.7) | |
Median (IQR) ▲. | 5.0 (3.0, 8.0) | 2.5 (1.0, 6.25) | 0.01 |
% more than mean | 34.0 (60) | 35.6 (9) | |
Shared used needle/syringe during last injection (among those who injected in the last six months), % (n) | N = 144 | N = 26 | |
54.2 (78) | 34.6 (9) | NS | |
Shared injection paraphernalia during last injection (among those who injected in the last six months), % (n) | N = 144 | N = 26 | |
91.7 (132) | 42.3 (11) | <0.01 | |
Sexual behaviour (in the last six months before admission) | |||
Had any type of sex, % (n) | 58.0 (87) | 70.0 (77) | 0.05 |
Bought sex from sex worker, % (n) | 30.7 (46) | 5.5 (6) | <0.01 |
Sold sex in exchange of money or drugs, % (n) | 0 | 49.1 (54) | <0.01 |
Frequency of using condoms during sex with commercial sex partner (among those who bought or sold sex), % (n) | N = 46 | N = 54 | |
Always | 63.0 (29) | 42.6 (23) | 0.04 |
Sometimes | 13.1 (6) | 40.7 (22) | <0.01 |
Never | 23.9 (11) | 9 (16.7) | NS |
Had sex with non-commercial partner, % (n) | 35.3 (53) | 45.4 (50) | NS |
Frequency of using condom during sex with non-commercial partner (among those who had sex with non-commercial partner), % (n) | N = 53 | N = 50 | |
Always | 20.8 (11) | 16.0 (8) | NS |
Sometimes | 22.6 (12) | 18.0 (9) | NS |
Never | 56.6 (30) | 66.0 (33) | NS |
Had group sex, % (n) | 2.7 (4) | 19.1 (21) | <0.01 |
Had sex just after taking drugs, % (n) | 45.3 (68) | 50.9 (56) | NS |
Other risk behaviours (before admission) | |||
Ever been imprisoned, % (n) | 60.7 (91) | 41.8 (46) | <0.01 |
Ever sold blood, % (n) | 27.3 (41) | 13.6 (15) | 0.01 |