Table 1 Sexual and injecting drug use behaviors in people who inject drugs in Podgorica, Montenegro, 2013
n / N | Sample prevalence % a | RDS b prevalence estimates % (95% CI) c | |
|---|---|---|---|
Currently has regular sexual partner | 217/401 | 54.1 | 50.9 (44.1–57.6) |
Used condom during last sex with regular partnerd | 100/396 | 25.3 | 24.2 (19.1–29.2) |
Discussed HIV status before having first sexual intercourse with regular partnerd | 127/401 | 31.7 | 28.6 (22.8–34.3) |
Had non-regular sexual partner in the past 12 months | 251/399 | 62.9 | 62.2 (56.2–68.4) |
Used condoms consistently during sexual intercourse with non-regular partners in the past 12 months | 109/251 | 43.4 | 46.4 (37.1–55.8) |
Total number of sex partners in the past 12 months | |||
0–1 | 123/392 | 31.4 | 31.1 (25.3–36.8) |
2–3 | 121/392 | 30.9 | 34.0 (27.2–40.8) |
4–5 | 63/392 | 16.1 | 16.7 (11.8–21.5) |
6–10 | 63/392 | 16.1 | 13.7 (9.6–17.8) |
≥11 | 22/392 | 5.6 | 4.5 (2.3–6.8) |
Ever had sexual intercourse for which received or gave money or drugs | 216/400 | 54.0 | 48.8 (42.0–55.6) |
Used condom during last sexual intercourse for which gave or received money or drugs | 169/216 | 78.2 | 79.5 (71.6–87.5) |
Used drugs before sexual intercourse in the past 12 months | |||
Never | 16/398 | 4.0 | 3.5 (1.4–5.5) |
Rarely | 30/398 | 7.5 | 11.9 (7.4–16.4) |
Sometimes | 83/398 | 20.9 | 22.4 (17.0–27.8) |
Often | 269/398 | 62.2 | 62.2 (55.9–68.4) |
Type of drugs used in the past month | |||
Heroin | 381/401 | 95.0 | 95.7 (93.2–98.3) |
Cocaine | 20/401 | 5.0 | 4.3 (1.7–6.8) |
Frequency of injecting drugs in the past month | |||
Once per month | 9/402 | 2.2 | 3.0 (0.6–5.4) |
Few times per month | 68/402 | 16.9 | 23.1 (15.7–30.4) |
Once per week | 9/402 | 2.2 | 1.5 (0.4–2.6) |
Several times per week | 91/402 | 22.6 | 27.0 (20.7–33.4) |
Once per day | 27/402 | 6.7 | 5.1 (2.8–7.3) |
Several times per day | 198/402 | 49.3 | 40.3 (33.3–47.3) |
Ever shared needles or syringes with someone else during drug injection | 260/402 | 64.7 | 60.4 (53.9–66.8) |
Shared needles or syringes with someone else in the past month | 57/399 | 14.3 | 14.1 (9.7–18.4) |
Shared needles or syringes with someone else in the last episode of injection | 31/401 | 7.7 | 8.4 (4.9–12.0) |
Received drug dependence treatmente | |||
Currently | 25/399 | 6.3 | 6.1 (3.3–8.9) |
Not currently, but in the past | 160/399 | 39.8 | 37.1 (31.3–42.9) |
Never | 214/399 | 53.4 | 56.7 (50.6–62.8) |