Table 2

Circumstances of first injection of illicit drugs by state
Variable
 Total (n = 200)
 Manipur (n = 100)
 Nagaland (n = 100)
 p value

%
 n
 %
 n
 %
 n
Drug injected 1st time
     - Heroin
 30.5
 61
 48.0
 48
 13.0
 13
 < 0.01
     - SP
 65.5
 131
 49.0
 49
 82.0
 82
     - Other*
 4.0
 8
 3.0
 3
 5.0
 5
Had used this drug previously
     - No
 33.3
 66
 40.0
 40
 26.5
 26
 = 0.04
     - Yes
 66.7
 132
 60.0
 60
 73.5
 72
Whose needle was used
     - Mine
 44.5
 89
 52.0
 52
 37.0
 37
 = 0.04
     - Someone else's
 53.5
 107
 45.0
 45
 62.0
 62
     - Don't know
 2.0
 4
 3.0
 3
 1.0
 1
Whose idea to inject
     - Mine
 32.5
 65
 32.0
 32
 33.0
 33
 = 0.77
     - Someone else's
 58.0
 116
 57.0
 57
 59.0
 59
     - Both
 9.5
 19
 11.0
 11
 8.0
 8
Planned or spontaneous
     - Planned
 21.0
 42
 11.0
 11
 31.0
 31
 = 0.01
     - Spontaneous
 79.0
 158
 89.0
 89
 69.0
 69
Who paid for the drug
     - Me
 48.5
 96
 40.8
 40
 56.0
 56
 = 0.01
     - Someone else
 32.3
 64
 33.7
 33
 31.0
 31
     - Both
 13.1
 26
 14.3
 14
 12.0
 12
     - Free
 6.1
 12
 11.2
 11
 1.0
 1
Who obtained the drug
     - Me
 23.1
 46
 14.1
 14
 32.0
 32
 < 0.01
     - Someone else
 63.3
 126
 72.7
 72
 54.0
 54
     - Both
 13.6
 27
 13.1
 13
 14.0
 14
Place of 1st injection
     - My house
 17.5
 35
 15.0
 15
 20.0
 20
 = 0.09
     - Friend's house
 43.5
 87
 50.0
 50
 37.0
 37
     - Peddler's place
 2.5
 5
 2.0
 2
 3.0
 3
     - Public toilets
 3.5
 7
 6.0
 6
 1.0
 1
     - Hotel/restaurant
 1.5
 3
 1.0
 1
 2.0
 2
     - Bushes/wasteland
 15.5
 31
 9.0
 9
 22.0
 22
     - Riverbank
 3.5
 7
 4.0
 4
 3.0
 3
     - Other†
 12.5
 25
 13.0
 13
 12.0
 12
Concurrent use of other drugs
     - No
 46.7
 93
 50.0
 50
 43.4
 43
 = 0.35
     - Yes
 53.3
 106
 50.0
 50
 56.6
 56
Drugs used concurrently‡
     - Alcohol
 10.6
 21
 8.0
 8
 13.1
 13
 = 0.24
     - Marijuana
 6.5
 13
 11.0
 11
 2.0
 2
 = 0.01
     - Heroin (smoked)
 7.0
 14
 5.0
 5
 9.1
 9
 = 0.26
     - SP (oral)
 21.6
 43
 20.0
 20
 23.2
 23
 = 0.58
     - Cigarettes
 37.2
 74
 43.0
 43
 31.5
 31
 = 0.09
     - Glue
 3.0
 6
 5.0
 5
 1.0
 1
 = 0.10
     - Gutka (packaged paan)
 21.6
 43
 19.0
 19
 24.2
 24
 = 0.37
     - Pills
 7.0
 14
 5.0
 5
 9.1
 9
 = 0.26
     - Other
 5.0
 10
 7.0
 7
 3.0
 3
 = 0.20
Others present
     - No
 2.0
 4
 1.0
 1
 3.0
 3
 = 0.31
     - Yes
 98.0
 196
 99.0
 99
 97.0
 97
Injected by other
     - No
 5.5
 11
 3.0
 3
 8.0
 8
 = 0.12
     - Yes
 94.5
 189
 97.0
 97
 92.0
 92

*E.g. pentazocine, morphine

†E.g. hostel, college, jail, stadium, cemetery and plantation

‡More than one response possible

Kermode et al. Harm Reduction Journal 2007 4:19   doi:10.1186/1477-7517-4-19

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