Variable | Cases | Controls | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dropped out N = 28; n (%) | Missed > 5 doses N = 53; n (%) | In treatment N = 161; n (%) | ||||
Demographic characteristics | ||||||
 Age, years | ||||||
  24–30 | 5 | (17.9) | 6 | (11.3) | 20 | (12.4) |
  31–40 | 17 | (60.7) | 27 | (50.9) | 85 | (52.8) |
  41–50 | 6 | (21.4) | 14 | (26.4) | 43 | (26.7) |
  51–59 | 0 | (0.0) | 6 | (11.3) | 13 | (8.1) |
  Mean, years (SD) | 36.7 | (5.5) | 39.6 | (7.4) | 38.4 | (7) |
 Male | 27 | (96.4) | 52 | (98.1) | 158 | (98.1) |
 Educational level completed | ||||||
  Primary school | 2 | (7.1) | 3 | (5.7) | 15 | (9.4) |
  Secondary school | 18 | (64.3) | 20 | (37.7) | 66 | (41.3) |
  High school | 6 | (21.4) | 28 | (52.8) | 73 | (45.6) |
  College/university or higher | 2 | (7.1) | 2 | (3.8) | 6 | (3.8) |
 Marital status | ||||||
  Single | 7 | (25) | 10 | (18.9) | 56 | (34.8) |
  Married | 17 | (60.7) | 37 | (69.8) | 80 | (49.7) |
  Separated/divorced/widowed | 4 | (14.3) | 6 | (11.3) | 25 | (15.5) |
 Live with family | 25 | (89.3) | 51 | (96.2) | 153 | (95) |
 Have children | 6 | (21.4) | 12 | (22.6) | 67 | (41.6) |
 Unemployed | 12 | (42.9) | 23 | (43.4) | 62 | (38.5) |
Methadone treatment | ||||||
 Distance from house to the MMT clinic, mean (SD), km | 3.9 | (1.9) | 5.6 | (7.4) | 3.9 | (3.1) |
 Most recent methadone maintenance dose, mg/day | ||||||
  5–59 | 9 | (33.3) | 34 | (64.2) | 43 | (26.7) |
  60–119 | 11 | (40.7) | 14 | (26.4) | 62 | (38.5) |
  120–380 | 7 | (25.9) | 5 | (9.4) | 56 | (34.8) |
  Mean(SD) | 79.4 | (44) | 57.1 | (43.5) | 111.7 | (78.8) |
Drug and alcohol usea | ||||||
 Used heroin in the last month of MMT | 11 | (39.3) | 17 | (32.1) | 9 | (5.6) |
 Used other drugs in the last month of MMT | 0 | (00) | 3 | (5.7) | 13 | (8.1) |
 Drank alcohol during the last 3 months of MMT | 21 | (75) | 34 | (64.2) | 101 | (62.7) |
Medical history | Â | (17.9) | Â | Â | Â | (36.6) |
 HIV sero-positive | 5 |  | 8 | (15.1) | 59 |  |
 HbsAg positive | 4 | (14.3) | 5 | (9.4) | 14 | (8.7) |
 HCV positive | 8 | (28.6) | 25 | (47.2) | 73 | (45.3) |
 Self-reported mental health problems in the last 3 monthsb | 13 | (46.4) | 38 | (71.7) | 76 | (47.2) |
 Have current friends who use drugs | 13 | (46.4) | 28 | (52.8) | 97 | (60.2) |