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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Social context, diversity and risk among women who inject drugs in Vietnam: descriptive findings from a cross-sectional survey

 

Hanoi % (95 % CI) n = 203

HCMC % (95 % CI) n = 200

Main source of income

  

 Skilled worker

0.2 (0.0–0.7)

6.4 (0.0–8.0)

 Non-agricultural labour (unskilled)

14.3 (6.9–23.6)

19.3 (13.8–25.5)

 Salaried (clerical/sales/transport)

0.7 (0.0–1.6)

16.4 (9.7–26.9)

 Petty business/trader/shop owner

7.6 (3.3–11.3)

1.7 (0.4–3.6)

 Student

4.4 (0.0–6.3)

2.3 (0.9–4.2)

 Sex work

62.7 (52.5–71.6)

29.5 (20.9–37.7)

 Unemployed

8.0 (4.1–13.8)

33.0 (26.0–41.0)

 Stealing

1.1 (0.0–1.6)

4.2 (2.2–6.5)

Living with regular partner

36.3 (26.1–46.4)

39.0 (31.9–45.6)

 Partner uses drugs

65.2 (25.6–92.1)

75.9 (61.8–97.1)

Ever married

62.2 (53.9–72.4)

44.4 (36.2–52.7)

Have children

63.3 (54.7–72.3)

41.5 (32.6–50.1)

Accommodation this week

  

 Self-owned flat

5.8 (2.4–9.4)

5.5 (0.2–6.8)

 Family-owned flat

24.1 (16.7–32.0)

46.7 (39.4–56.0)

 Flat owned by partner

7.1 (2.5–11.5)

1.6 (0.4–3.3)

 Self-rented place

56.1 (45.5–65.2)

35.0 (27.1–42.0)

 Rented/owned by other

5.8 (2.1–11.2)

3.4 (1.4–5.7)

 Hotel/guesthouse

0.2 (0.0–0.4)

1.6 (0.0–1.8)

 On the street (homeless)

3.1 (0.0–4.4)

10.4 (6.8–18.3)