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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of people who inject drugs in Addis Ababa and Hawassa cities, December 2019

From: Population estimation and harm reduction among people who inject drugs in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Characteristics

Frequency

Percent

Age group

 Less than 25

69

25.0

 25–34

136

49.3

 35–44

54

19.3

 45+

17

6.2

 Mean + SD

30.5 + 8.1

 

 Range

20 to 67

 

Sex

 Male

260

94.2

 Female

16

5.8

Educational status

  

 Elementary

113

40.9

 Secondary

95

34.4

 Tertiary

68

24.6

Marital status

 Single

229

83.0

 Married

24

8.7

 Divo/Wid/Sepa

23

8.3

Religion

 Orthodox

230

83.3

 Muslim

26

9.4

 Protestant

14

5.1

 Others

6

2.2

Occupation

 Students

64

23.2

 Employed(gov/NGO)

12

4.3

 Self-employed

87

31.5

 Small clerk business/trade

113

40.9

Monthly income (n = 240)

 < 1000 Birr

102

42.5

 1000–1900 Birr

65

27.1

 2000 Birr or more

73

30.4

 Mean + SD (Birr)

1664 + 2348 Birr

 

Enumeration

 Zewditu (site 2)

137

49.6

 OSSHD (site 1)

139

49.6