From: Needle and syringe sharing among Iranian drug injectors
Syringe sharing | P value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Count | Percent | ||||
Dominant drug usage | Opioium | Yes | 47 | 23.6% | <0.001 |
No | 702 | 37.1% | |||
Amphetamines | Yes | 12 | 15.6% | <0.001 | |
No | 737 | 36.6% | |||
Heroin | Yes | 331 | 41.3% | <0.001 | |
No | 418 | 32.4% | |||
Purified Heroin | Yes | 202 | 35.9% | 0.943 | |
No | 547 | 35.8% | |||
Norjesic | Yes | 109 | 35.6% | 0.937 | |
No | 640 | 35.9% | |||
First place of drug use | Own home, home of friends, student home | 338 | 32.1% | 0.003 | |
Roofless public places | 225 | 40.7% | |||
Roofed public places | 95 | 36.3% | |||
First situation of drug use | Specific situations(family party, friends party, mourning ceremony, gatherings with friends) | 559 | 35.5% | 0.524 | |
Without Specific situation | 187 | 37.1% | |||
What was the most important event that leaded you to first use? | Specific events(work related, familial/domestic, educational) | 360 | 38.6% | 0.029 | |
Without Specific event | 376 | 34% | |||
Most important reason for beginning drug use | Pleasure/enjoyment, recreation, Konjkavi | 402 | 34% | 0.033 | |
Without pleasure/enjoyment | 343 | 38.6% | |||
First person who suggested you to use substance | Family or relatives | 149 | 42.2% | 0.015 | |
Friends | 377 | 35.5% | |||
Assistants | 45 | 31.5% | |||
Others | 52 | 29.5% | |||
Without mover | 96 | 32.0% |