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Table 1 Demographic and MMT characteristics of MMT clients during the course of treatment

From: Predictors of continued HIV-risk behaviors among drug users in methadone maintenance therapy program in China—A prospective study

Characteristics

Baseline

6-month follow-up

12-month follow-up

(n = 5305)

(n = 3123)

(n = 2061)

Age (years), mean (SD)

38.65(6.17)

38.63(6.15)

38.85(6.24)

Sex n (%)

   

 Male

4916 (92.67)

2865(91.74)

1898(92.09)

 Female

389(7.33)

258(8.26)

163(7.91)

Employment status n (%)

   

 Employed

3066(57.79)

1928(61.74)

1287(62.45)

 Unemployed

2239(42.21)

1195(38.26)

774(37.55)

Marriage status n (%)

   

 Married

2449(46.16)

1445(46.26)

968(46.97)

 Unmarried

2856(53.84)

1698(53.74)

1093(53.03)

Education n (%)

   

 Primary school

1038(19.57)

611(19.56)

406(19.70)

 Junior school

3335(62.87)

1923(61.58)

1241(60.21)

 Senior school or higher

932(17.57)

589(18.86)

414(20.19)

HIV n (%)

   

 Positive

401(7.56)

206(6.60)

148(7.18)

 Negative

4904(92.44)

2917(93.40)

1913(92.82)

HCV n (%)

   

 Positive

3909(78.38)

2427(79.73)

1626(80.34)

 Negative

1078(21.62)

617(20.27)

398(19.66)

Years of drug use before MMT mean (SD)

15.02(5.04)

15.22(5.06)

15.45(4.88)

Methadone dosage (mg/day)

--

51.11(22.05)

52.38(22.17)

mean (SD)

Treatment adherence (days)

--

183.00

267.00

mean (SD)

(95.00 ~ 183.00)

(152.00 ~ 336.00)

Longest duration of abstinence (months) median (IQR)

--

4.00 (2.00 ~ 6.00)

4.00(2.00 ~ 7.00)