Table 3

Life situation at the time of initiation into injecting drug use by state
Variable
 Total (n = 200)
 Manipur (n = 100)
 Nagaland (n = 100)
 p value

%
 n
 %
 n
 %
 n
School/employment status
     - School student
 34.0
 67
 51.5
 51
 16.3
 16
 < 0.01
     - College student
 18.8
 37
 22.2
 22
 15.3
 15
     - Dropped out
 29.9
 59
 19.2
 19
 40.8
 40
     - Unemployed
 11.7
 23
 5.1
 5
 18.4
 18
     - Employed
 5.6
 11
 2.0
 2
 9.2
 9
Living with*
     - Parents
 80.0
 160
 84.0
 84
 76.0
 76
 = 0.16
     - Parents-in-law
 0.5
 1
 1.0
 1
 0
 0
 = 0.32
     - Partner
 4.0
 8
 3.0
 3
 5.0
 5
 = 0.47
     - Relatives
 13.0
 26
 14.0
 14
 12.0
 12
 = 0.67
     - Friends
 10.0
 20
 14.0
 14
 6.0
 6
 = 0.06
     - Alone
 1.5
 3
 1.0
 1
 2.0
 2
 = 0.56
     - Other†
 3.0
 6
 0
 0
 6.0
 6
 = 0.03
Knew other IDUs
     - No
 9.0
 18
 5.0
 5
 13.0
 13
 = 0.05
     - Yes
 91.0
 182
 95.0
 95
 87.0
 87
Previous trouble with police
     - No
 76.8
 152
 78.8
 78
 74.7
 74
 = 0.50
     - Yes
 23.2
 46
 21.2
 21
 25.3
 25
Previous incarceration
     - No
 88.8
 175
 96.9
 95
 80.8
 80
 < 0.01
     - Yes
 11.2
 22
 3.1
 3
 19.2
 19

*More than one response possible

†E.g. hostels, jail, homeless

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