Table 1 Reported behaviours among 1,404 Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) in six cities in Indonesia, 2007
Behaviour | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Duration of injecting drugs | ||
< 1 year | 33 | 2.4 |
1 - 3 years | 481 | 34.5 |
≥ 3 years | 879 | 63.1 |
Mean/Median | 5.4/5.0 | |
Age at first injection | ||
< 20 years | 536 | 38.5 |
20 - 29 years | 778 | 55.9 |
≥ 30 years | 79 | 5.7 |
Mean/Median | 21.3/21.0 | |
Number of injections yesterday | ||
0 | 243 | 17.5 |
1 | 449 | 32.4 |
2 | 467 | 33.7 |
≥ 3 | 227 | 16.3 |
Mean/Median | 1.6/2.0 | |
Number of daily injections last month | ||
Don’t inject regularly | 411 | 30.2 |
1 | 324 | 23.8 |
2 – 3 | 539 | 39.6 |
≥ 4 | 88 | 6.5 |
Number of people with whom shared last injection | ||
None | 167 | 11.9 |
1 | 161 | 11.5 |
2 | 488 | 34.8 |
3 – 4 | 532 | 37.9 |
≥ 5 | 55 | 3.9 |
Mean/Median | 2.0/2.3 | |
Shared needle (borrowed or lent) last week | 436 | 31.1 |
Shared drugs after mixing with water last week | 934 | 70.4 |
Always carried needle last week | 371 | 26.4 |
Used public needle last week | 175 | 12.8 |
Injected with used needle at last injection | 164 | 11.7 |
Cleaned used needle before injecting, at last injection | 160 | 97.0 |
Injected in park past week | 241 | 17.2 |
Injected in other city past year | 516 | 36.9 |
Received needles from NSP last week | 1060 | 75.5 |
Number of needles received from NSP last week | ||
Mean | 4.8 | |
Median | 6.0 | |
Had abscess at injecting site last year | 904 | 66.3 |
Participated in rehabilitation program last year | 680 | 48.6 |
Participated in methadone program last year | 622 | 54.6 |
Oral methamphetamines last three months | 863 | 61.5 |
Ever been in prison | 417 | 29.7 |
Jailed for narcotic use last year | 174 | 12.4 |
Ever tested for HIV | 680 | 48.5 |
Tested for HIV last year | 547 | 39.3 |
Took action to reduce risk of HIV infection last year | 1014 | 72.5 |
Stopped using drugs | 851 | 60.6 |
Reduced needle sharing | 835 | 59.5 |
Reduced water sharing | 858 | 61.1 |
Reduced number of fixes per day | 932 | 66.4 |
Used bleach/disinfectant | 815 | 58.1 |
Participated in NSP | 911 | 64.9 |
Reduced number of injecting friends | 832 | 59.3 |