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Table 3 Characteristics of drugs used for injection and process of its use by people who inject drugs substances in Addis Ababa and Hawassa, December 2019

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

Characteristics

Frequency

Percent

Age at first injection

 Below 20 years

130

47.1

 20–29 years

119

43.1

 30 years or more

27

9.8

 Mean + SD

22.1 + 6.1

 

The last injection

 Today/yesterday

45

16.3

 Within a week

51

18.5

 Within a month

44

15.9

Frequency of injection

 Daily to 2–3 per day

29

33.0

 Once in a week to a month

168

60.9

 Less frequent (> 3 months)

17

6.2