Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants
Total N = 3774 % | |
|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristics | |
Education | |
Illiterate | 48.9 |
Class 1–6 | 25.5 |
Class 7 or higher | 25.5 |
Marital status | |
Married/cohabiting | 36.7 |
Never married | 51.7 |
Divorced/widowed | 11.6 |
Religion | |
Hindu | 61.5 |
Non-Hindu | 38.5 |
Regional origin | |
Delhi | 23.2 |
3 states adjacent to Delhia | 46.6 |
Other states | 30.2 |
Accommodation | |
Living in own or rented accommodation | 59.5 |
Living on the street | 40.5 |
Injecting behaviors | |
Duration of injecting drug use | |
1 year or less | 34.3 |
2–5 years | 40.9 |
6 or more years | 24.8 |
Risky injection practices in the last 1 month | |
Used needle/syringe used by others | |
Never | 71.9 |
Sometimes/most of the times | 28.1 |
Injected drugs using front loading/back loading/splitting | |
Never | 80.9 |
Sometimes/most of the times | 19.1 |
Shared other injecting equipment (vial/cooker/container, cotton/filter, or rinse water) with others | |
Never | 79.3 |
Sometimes/most of the times | 20.7 |
Received pre-filled injection | |
Never | 87.3 |
Sometimes/most of the times | 12.7 |
Drew drug from a common container | |
Never | 49.7 |
Sometimes/most of the times | 50.3 |