Table 2 Main characteristics of the YPUD sample (n = 584)
N (%) | |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 460 (78.8) |
Female | 109 (18.7) |
Transgender | 15 (2.6) |
Age (median, IQR) | 21 (17.75, 23.0) |
Have an ID card | 419 (71.7) |
Currently at school | 130 (22.3) |
Parents | |
Married/living together | 331 (56.7) |
Mother deceased | 43 (7.4) |
Father deceased | 94 (16.1) |
Family context: past history of | |
Drug use in the family | 134 (22.9) |
Mental health problem | 33 (5.7) |
HIV | 34 (5.8) |
Prison or rehabilitation center | 185 (31.7) |
Living | |
On the street | 12 (2.1) |
In a rented house | 143 (24.5) |
In family or own house | 401 (68.7) |
In workplace | 6 (1.0) |
Somebody else’s house | 14 (2.4) |
Other/no answer | 8 (1.4) |
Generating income/having a job | 340 (58.2) |
Marital status | |
Single | 501 (85.8) |
Married/living in a couple | 71 (12.2) |
Divorced or widowed | 12 (2.1) |
Having a child(dren) | 79 (13.5) |
Age (years) at first use of drugs (median, IQ) | 16.0 (15.0, 19.0) |
Current use of drugs (last 3 months) | |
Heroin | 101 (17.3) |
Cannabis | 299 (51.2) |
Methamphetamines | 448 (76.7) |
Ecstasy | 56 (9.6) |
Ketamine | 46 (7.9) |
Drug most commonly used (last 3 months) | |
Heroin | 65 (11.1) |
Cannabis | 200 (34.2) |
Methamphetamines | 306 (52.4) |
Ecstasy | 8 (1.4) |
Ketamine | 5 (0.9) |
Urine test | |
Opiates | 105 (18.0) |
Methamphetamines | 414 (70.9) |
Cannabis | 252 (43.2) |
Ecstasy | 16 (2.7) |
Ever used methadone | 17 (2.9) |
Ever injected drugs | 87 (14.9) |
Heroin | 83 (14.2) |
Methamphetamines | 9 (1.5) |
Methamphetamine use | |
Less than once a week | 159 (27.2) |
Once a week to several times a week | 209 (35.8) |
Everyday | 98 (16.8) |
Ever received a treatment | 67 (11.5) |
Alcohol use (last 6 months) | |
Never | 174 (29.8) |
Monthly or less | 137 (23.5) |
2–4 times a month | 132 (22.6) |
2–3 times a week | 78 (13.4) |
4 times a week or more | 63 (10.8) |
Smoking cigarettes every day | 425 (72.8) |
Has a tattoo | 278 (47.6) |
Mean time (h daily) spent on internet (median, IQ) | 4.0 (2.0, 8.0) |
Mean time (h daily) spent playing video games (median, IQ) | 2.0 (0.0, 4.0) |
Depression (ADRS) | |
Score 0–3 | 290 (49.7) |
Score ≥ 4–< 8 (moderate depression) | 214 (36.7) |
Score ≥ 8 (severe depression) | 80 (13.7) |
Psychotic experience (CAPE) (median, IQ) | 8.0 (7.0, 10.0) |
Ever tested | |
For HIV | 226 (38.7) |
For HCV | 64 (11.0) |
HIV/HCV sero-status | |
HIV positive | 37 (6.3) |
HCV positive | 55 (9.4) |
HIV/HCV co-infection | 19 (3.3) |
Ever had sex | |
Yes | 412 (70.5) |
No | 163 (27.9) |
No answer | 9 (1.5) |
Number of sexual partners during last 3 months (n = 412) | |
0 | 72 (17.5) |
1 | 192 (46.6) |
2 or more | 148 (35.9) |
Less likely to use a condom under the influence of drugs | 184 (31.5) |
More sexual activity after using drugs | 189 (32.4) |
Sex with person of the same sex | 81 (13.9) |
Male | 63 (10.8) |
Female | 5 (0.9) |
Transgender | 13 (2.2) |
Being paid for sexual intercourse | 84 (14.4) |
Male | 44 (7.5) |
Female | 33 (5.7) |
Transgender | 7 (1.2) |
Have ever been forced to have sex with someone | 56 (9.6) |