Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants, clients of harm reduction service centers, Iran, 2020
Variables | |
|---|---|
Overall | 1630 |
Mean [SD] | |
Age in years | 43.0 (12.3) |
Age at first drug use, years | 22.3 (6.8) |
Age at first injection, years | 30.0 (8.2) |
Age at first sexual intercourse, years | 18.8 (9.7) |
n (%) | |
Sex | |
Male | 1111 (69.7) |
Female | 483 (30.3) |
Marital status | |
Single | 360 (23.0) |
Married | 473 (30.2) |
Divorced/widowed | 733 (46.8) |
Mode of first drug use | |
Injection | 120 (8.4) |
Non-injection | 1306 (91.6) |
Needle or syringe sharing at last injection | |
Yes | 85 (10.9) |
No | 697 (89.1) |
Condomless sex with any sexual partner at last sex act | |
Yes | 717 (63.2) |
No | 417 (36.8) |
Received sterile needle/syringe in the last 12 month | |
Yes | 1161 (72.84) |
No | 433 (27.16) |