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Table 2 Transition probability matrices and homophily indices of different factors of IDUs using RDSAT 7.1

From: An analysis of respondent-driven sampling with injecting drug users in a high HIV prevalent state of India

Recruiters

Recruitees

Bishnupur [figure in %]

Churachandpur [figure in %]

 

18–24

25–30

≥31

18–24

25–30

≥31

Age

 18–24

29.6

40.8

29.6

20.0

47.3

32.7

 25–30

22.5

42.7

34.8

16.8

44.7

38.5

 ≥31

15.2

43.5

41.3

13.0

46.9

46.9

Homophily

0.015

0.051

0.140

0.047

0.014

0.002

 

Illiterate

≤10th

>10th

Illiterate

≤10th

>10th

Educational status

 Illiterate

5.0

55.0

40.0

13.3

53.3

33.4

 ≤10th

7.0

47.7

45.3

3.9

70.2

25.9

 >10th

6.6

39.4

54.0

3.0

67.2

29.8

Homophily

−0.185

0.032

0.117

0.096

0.017

0.050

 

Currently married

Ever married

Never married

Currently married

Ever married

Never married

Marital status

 Currently married

47.8

6.7

45.5

39.6

19.4

41.0

 Ever married

52.6

0.0

47.4

34.7

13.3

52.0

 Never married

31.1

5.9

63.0

33.8

17.7

48.5

Homophily

0.203

−1.0

0.053

0.045

−0.319

0.084

 

<1 year

1–2 years

3–5 years

6 years and more

<1 year

1–2 years

3–5 years

6 years and more

Duration of injecting drug

 <1 year

2.6

10.5

26.3

60.6

0.0

14.3

14.3

71.4

 1–2 years

7.0

19.3

33.3

40.4

2.1

18.8

35.4

43.7

 3–5 years

8.4

21.1

24.2

46.3

1.9

12.6

32.0

53.5

 6 years and more

7.4

18.6

23.3

50.7

2.0

14.6

27.2

56.2

Homophily

−0.722

−0.118

−0.070

0.141

−1.0

0.059

0.024

0.057