Table 1 Background characteristics of injection drug users by mode of recruitment in Delhi, India (2011)
From: Strategies for recruiting injection drug users for HIV prevention services in Delhi, India
Variables | Total (n = 3818) | Outreach worker referral (n = 2048) | Peer referral (n = 1003) | Walk-ins (n = 767) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||
Female | 26 (0.7) | 15 (0.7) | 5 (0.5) | 6 (0.8) | 0.516 |
Male | 3782 (99.1) | 2026 (98.9) | 995 (99.2) | 761 (99.2) | |
Transgender | 10 (0.3) | 7 (0.4) | 3 (0.3) | 0 | |
Age | |||||
≤30 years | 2169 (56.8) | 1095 (53.5) | 606 (60.4) | 468(61.0) | <0.001 |
31-50 years | 1448 (37.9) | 827 (40.4) | 360 (35.9) | 261(34.0) | |
>50 years | 201 (5.3) | 126 (6.2) | 37 (3.7) | 38 (5.0) | |
Median age in years (IQR) | 30 (24, 38) | 30 (24, 40) | 28 (23, 36) | 28 (23, 36) | <0.001a |
Educational status b | |||||
Illiterate | 1873 (49.1) | 1025 (50.1) | 492 (49.1) | 356 (46.5) | 0.280 |
Class1-6 | 971 (25.5) | 502 (24.6) | 270 (26.9) | 199 (26.0) | |
Class 7+ | 969 (25.4) | 518 (25.3) | 241 (24.0) | 210 (27.5) | |
Marital status b | |||||
Married/Cohabiting | 1401 (36.8) | 765 (37.4) | 389 (38.8) | 247 (32.3) | 0.009 |
Never married | 1970 (51.7) | 1035 (50.7) | 495 (49.3) | 440 (57.5) | |
Divorced/widowed | 440 (11.5) | 243 (11.9) | 119 (11.9) | 78 (10.2) | |
Religion b | |||||
Hindu | 2344 (61.6) | 1271 (62.2) | 548 (54.9) | 525 (68.6) | <0.001 |
Non Hindu | 1462 (38.4) | 772 (37.8) | 450 (45.1) | 240 (31.4) | |
Regional origin b | |||||
Delhi | 884 (23.2) | 465 (22.7) | 216 (21.6) | 203 (26.6) | 0.016 |
Adjacent to Delhi | 1775 (46.6) | 946 (46.3) | 464 (46.3) | 365 (47.8) | |
Others | 1150 (30.2) | 633 (31.0) | 321 (32.1) | 196 (25.6) | |
Accommodation b | |||||
Living with family/relatives | 1631 (42.8) | 819 (40.1) | 508 (50.7) | 304 (39.8) | |
Living in rented/paying guest home | 631 (16.6) | 361 (17.6) | 159 (15.8) | 111 (14.6) | <0.001 |
Living in street/slum/public places | 1549 (40.6) | 865 (42.3) | 336 (33.5) | 348 (45.6) | |
Employment b | |||||
Salaried job | 330 (8.7) | 151 (7.4) | 100 (10.0) | 79 (10.3) | |
Daily wage | 2145 (56.3) | 1156 (56.6) | 558 (55.6) | 431 (56.4) | 0.111 |
Self Employed | 1045 (27.4) | 573 (28.0) | 269 (26.8) | 203 (26.6) | |
Unemployed | 291 (7.6) | 164 (8.0) | 76 (7.6) | 51 (6.7) | |
Network size b | |||||
0 IDUs | 74 (1.9) | 36 (1.7) | 25 (2.5) | 13 (1.7) | 0.038 |
1 -5 IDUs | 1302 (34.2) | 730 (35.7) | 337 (33.6) | 235 (30.8) | |
6-20 IDUs | 1844 (48.4) | 974 (47.7) | 498 (49.7) | 372 (48.8) | |
> 20 IDUs | 590 (15.5) | 304 (14.9) | 143 (14.3) | 143 (18.7) | |
Median network size | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0.038a |