From: Drug users in Hanoi, Vietnam: factors associated with membership in community-based drug user groups
Variable | Members N = 51 | Non-members N = 63 | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 35.2 (6.5) | 32.6 (6.1) | 0.029 |
Age at first injection | 24.9 (5.3) | 24.3 (5.3) | 0.560 |
Injections/month | 49.0 (42.1) | 49.4 (35.4) | 0.948 |
Proportion of Injections with new needle | 1.0 (0.1) | 0.9 (0.2) | 0.036 |
Proportion of Injections Alone | 0.8 (0.3) | 0.8 (0.3) | 0.668 |
Split drugsb | 19 (37.2) | 31 (49.2) | 0.201 |
Reused syringesc,d | 3 (6.0) | 7 (11.5) | 0.507 |
Passed syringes to othersc,d | 1 (2.1) | 4 (6.6) | 0.382 |
Cleaned skind | Â | Â | 0.201 |
 Never | 28 (57.1) | 42 (67.7) |  |
 At least once | 17 (34.7) | 19 (30.6) |  |
 Many times | 4 (8.2) | 1 (1.6) |  |
How Cleaned Skinc | Â | Â | 0.101 |
 Water | 12 (52.2) | 6 (31.6) |  |
 Sponge/Alcohol Towel | 4 (17.4) | 4 (21.0) |  |
 Anti-bacterial liquid | 2 (8.7) | 1 (5.3) |  |
 Tongue/saliva | 2 (8.7) | 5 (26.3) |  |
 Usually nothing | 3 (13.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Other | 0 (0.0) | 3 (15.8) |  |
How Stopped Bleedingc | Â | Â | 0.127 |
 Cotton/sponge | 18 (39.1) | 13 (22.4) |  |
 Tissue | 9 (19.6) | 17 (29.3) |  |
 Alcohol sponge | 5 (10.9) | 2 (3.4) |  |
 Fingers | 13 (28.3) | 22 (37.9) |  |
 Other | 1 (2.2) | 5 (6.9) |  |
Self-Efficacye | Â | Â | Â |
 Get new syringes | 3.8 (0.3) | 3.4 (0.8) | 0.004 |
 Refuse to share syringes | 3.5 (0.7) | 3.1 (0.8) | 0.006 |
 Not share water | 3.0 (1.1) | 2.6 (1.2) | 0.086 |