Table 2

Patterns of Drug Usage among IDUs
Variable
HIV n (%)
 Chi squared
 p value
 Odds ratio
 95% CI


Yes
 No



First drug use experience
 Friends
 62 (79.5%)
 116 (83.5%)




Family
 1 (1.3%)
 0 (0%)




Sex worker
 2 (2.6%)
 0 (0%)




Other
 13 (16.7%)
 23 (16.5%)











First drug used #
 Opium
 28 (31.5%)
 32 (19.3%)




Heroin
 46 (51.7%)
 90 (54.2%)




Cough mixture
 4 (4.5%)
 6 (3.6%)




Diazepam
 6 (6.7%)
 11 (6.6%)




Marijuana
 5 (5.6%)
 27 (16.3%)











Present Drugs used #
 Opium
 9 (9.8%)
 9 (5.2%)




Heroin
 71 (77.2%)
 131 (76.2%)




Cough mixture
 4 (4.4%)
 2 (1.2%)




Diazepam
 3 (3.3%)
 15 (8.7%)




Marijuana
 5 (5.4%)
 15 (8.7%)











Age first used drugs
 <=21
 45 (57.7%)
 97 (69.8%)
 3.23
 0.05


=>22
 33 (42.3%)
 42 (30.2%)











Drug use frequency per day
 <=2
 13 (16.7%)
 26 (18.7%)




2-4
 62 (79.5%)
 106 (76.3%)




>=5
 3 (3.9%)
 7 (5.0%)











Drug use expenditure
 <=3000
 38 (55.9%)
 56 (40.3%)
 3.55
 0.05


3001-8000
 20 (29.4%)
 49 (35.3%)




>=8001
 10 (14.8%)
 34 (24.5%)











Reason for drug use
 Like
 9 (11.5%)
 24 (17.3%)
 4.46
 0.04


Experiment
 21 (26.9%)
 49 (35.3%)




Relaxation
 3 (3.8%)
 4 (2.9%)




Peer press
 35 (44.9%)
 49 (35.3%)




Upset
 5 (6.4%)
 11 (7.9%)




Other
 5 (6.4%)
 2 (1.4%)



# Multiple response

Swe et al. Harm Reduction Journal 2010 7:12   doi:10.1186/1477-7517-7-12

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