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Table 1 Profile of IDUs, Manipur and Nagaland and overall

From: Factors associated with HIV testing among male injecting drug users: findings from a cross-sectional behavioural and biological survey in Manipur and Nagaland, India

Characteristics

Manipur % (95 % CI)

Nagaland % (95 % CI)

Overall % (95 % CI)

Age (years)

 18–24

22.6 (18.5–26.7)

44.6 (39.3–49.4)

33.2 (29.7–36.5)

 25–34

59.9 (55.4–64.4)

40.9 (36.1–46.0)

50.6 (47.2–54.0)

 35+

17.5 (14.2–21.1)

14.5 (11.2–18.2)

16.2(13.9–18.7)

Occupation

 Unemployed

42.3 (37.8–47.2)

49.7 (4.43–5.50)

46.2 (4.26–4.97)

 Student

3.9 (2.0–6.4)

13.3 (9.9–17.7)

8.4 (6.5–10.7)

 Employed

53.7 (48.8–58.3)

37.0 (31.9–41.6)

45.5 (42.1–48.8)

Marital status

 Never married

53.7 (48.8–58.4)

65.2 (60.4–69.4)

59.6 (56.2–62.9)

 Ever married

46.3 (41.6–51.2)

34.8 (30.6–39.6)

40.4 (37.1–43.8)

Sexual practices

Had a regular sexual partner evera

 No

55.8 (51.2–60. 2)

27.0 (22. 6–31. 8)

41.5 (38. 0–44.9)

 Yes

44.2 (39.8–48.8)

73.0 (68.2–77.4)

58.5 (55.1–62.0)

Had a paid sexual partner everb

 No

69.1 (64.8–73.3)

90.8 (87.8–93.2)

80.2 (77.5–82.9)

 Yes

30.9 (26.7–35.2)

9.2 (6.8–12.2)

19.8 (17.1–22.5)

Injecting practices

Duration of injecting drug use (months)

 <=36

34.9 (30.3–40.2)

69.6 (65.0–73.6)

51.9 (48.5–55.5)

 >36

65.1 (59.8–69.7)

30.4 (26.4–35.0)

48.1 (44.5–51.5)

Frequency of injecting drugs in past 1 monthc

 Less frequent

25.1 (20.5–30.2)

44.3 (39.4–49.1)

34.1 (30.6–37.3)

 More frequent

74.9 (69.8–79.5)

55.7 (50.9–76.0)

65.9 (6.27–6.94)

Shared needles/syringes in past 1 year

 No

43.4 (38.3–48.2)

39.6 (35.2–44.6)

41.3 (38.0–44.7)

 Yes

56.6 (51.8–61.7)

60.4 (55.4–64.8)

58.7 (55.3–62.0)

Knowledge of STI

 Not aware

22.7 (18.4–26.8)

31.7 (26.6–36.5)

26.8 (23.7–30.3)

 Aware

77.3 (73.2–81.6)

68.3 (63.5–73.4)

73.2(69.7–76.3)

Risk perception

 Low risk

50.3 (45.5–54.9)

68.7 (64.3–73.2)

59.7 (56.6–63.2)

 High risk

49.7 (45.1–54.5)

31.3 (26.8–35.7)

40.3 (36.8–43.4)

Ever taken an HIV test prior to survey

 No

52.4 (47.6–56.7)

83.0 (79.4–85.9)

67.4 (64.5–70.5)

 Yes

47.6 (43.3–52.4)

17.0 (14.1–20.6)

32.6 (29.5–35.6)

HIV status

 HIV-negative

72.3 (67.9–76.5)

98.5 (97.3–99.5)

84.4 (80.8–86.4)

 HIV-positive

27.7 (23.5–32.1)

1.5 (0.5–2.7)

15.6 (13.6–19.2)

Programme exposure (last 6 months)

 No exposure

18.7 (14.4–23.4)

55.0 (48.7–60.8)

33.6 (29.1–36.8)

 Received only needle syringe services

27.3 (23.9–31.6)

12.2 (9.3–15.3)

20.2 (17.5–22.8)

 Received only counselling services or counselling and needle/syringe services

54.0 (48.8–58.4)

32.8 (27.9–38.4)

46.2 (43.4–50.7)

  1. CI confidence interval, STI sexually transmitted infection
  2. aRegular sexual partner: main steady partner/spouse with whom IDUs had sex ever
  3. bPaid sexual partner: women with whom IDUs had sex ever in exchange for cash/drugs/kind ever
  4. cLess frequent includes those who injected drugs three times or less in the past 1 month; more frequent includes those who injected drugs more than three times in the past 1 month