From: High HCV seroprevalence and HIV drug use risk behaviors among injection drug users in Pakistan
Characteristic | Total N = 351 (%) | Lahore n = 255 (%) | Quetta n = 96 (%) | χ2 p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nationality | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Pakistani | 331 (94.3) | 254 (99.6) | 77 (80.2) |  |
   Afghan or Iranian | 20 (5.7) | 1 (0.4) | 19 (19.8) | <0.001 |
Age (in years); mean (SD) | 34.4 (8.9) | 35.4 (8.5) | 31 (9.2) | <0.001* |
Any formal education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 197 (56.1) | 141 (55.3) | 56 (58.3) |  |
   Yes | 154 (43.9) | 114 (44.7) | 40 (41.7) | 0.61 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Single, divorced, widowed | 281 (80.1) | 39 (15.3) | 31 (33.3) |  |
   Married | 70 (19.9) | 216 (76.9) | 65 (67.7) | <0.001 |
Currently employed | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 244 (69.5) | 180 (70.6) | 64 (66.7) |  |
   Yes | 107 (30.5) | 75 (19.1) | 32 (33.3) | 0.48 |
Being very poor (earned <3000 rupees/month) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 278 (79.2) | 191 (74.9) | 87 (90.6) |  |
   Yes | 73 (20.8) | 64 (25.1) | 9 (9.4) | 0.001 |
Ever worked outside of Pakistan | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 320 (91.2) | 243 (95.3) | 77 (80.2) |  |
   Yes | 31 (8.8) | 12 (4.7) | 19 (19.8) | <0.001 |
Homeless | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 165 (47.0) | 111 (43.5) | 54 (56.3) |  |
   Yes | 186 (53.0) | 144 (56.5) | 42 (43.7) | 0.03 |
HCV serostatus | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Negative | 42 (12.0) | 18 (7.1) | 24 (25.0) |  |
   Positive | 309 (88.0) | 237 (92.9) | 72 (75.0) | <0.001 |
Ever heard of HCV before†|  |  |  |  |
   No | 283 (80.9) | 194 (76.4) | 89 (92.7) |  |
   Yes | 67 (19.1) | 60 (23.6) | 7 (7.3) | 0.001 |
Ever heard of HIV before | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 53 (15.1) | 36 (14.1) | 17 (17.7) |  |
   Yes | 298 (84.9) | 219 (85.9) | 79 (82.3) | 0.40 |