Table 3 Life situation at the time of initiation into injecting drug use by state
From: My first time: initiation into injecting drug use in Manipur and Nagaland, north-east India
Variable | Total (n = 200) | Manipur (n = 100) | Nagaland (n = 100) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | % | n | % | n | % | n | Â |
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 |  |