Table 1 Participant characteristics
Characteristic | IDIs | FGDs | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean, years) | 26.4 | 30.5 | 28.4 | – |
Number of children (mean) | 1.6 | – | ||
Education | ||||
None | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
Primary | 13 | 10 | 23 | 51 |
Secondary | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 |
Post-secondary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
Live in partner | 7 | 5 | 12 | 27 |
Single | 11 | 13 | 24 | 53 |
Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Income source | ||||
Casual labor | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
Food Kiosk/plaiting | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
Sex work | 9 | 4 | 13 | 29 |
Peddling | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Peer educator | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Family or partner | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Begging, hustling | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 |
Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Contraception | ||||
Yes | 11 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
No | 13 | 18 | 31 | 69 |
Drug use | ||||
Duration using drugs (years) | 7.8 | 9.1 | 8.5 | – |
Duration injecting (years) | 3.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | – |
Main drugs used | ||||
Heroin | 11 | 1 | 12 | 27 |
Heroin and other drugs* | 11 | 15 | 26 | 58 |
Cocaine | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Cocaine and other drugs* | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |