Table 1 Participants’ socio-demographic characteristics (NSP n = 987; PDI n = 1820)
Characteristic | NSP: n (%a) n = 987 | PDI: n (%a) n = 1820 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | |||
City | |||
Akhaltsikhe (n = 140) | 0 (0.0) | 140 (5.0) | – |
Batumi (n = 195) | 74 (2.6) | 121 (4.3) | |
Borjomi (n = 171) | 6 (0.2) | 165 (5.9) | |
Gori (n = 95) | 95 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
Kutaisi (n = 278) | 76 (2.7) | 202 (7.2) | |
Ozurgeti (n = 221) | 63 (2.2) | 158 (5.6) | |
Poti (n = 203) | 55 (2.0) | 148 (5.3) | |
Rustavi (n = 213) | 100 (3.6) | 113 (4.0) | |
Samtredia (n = 184) | 71 (2.5) | 113 (4.0) | |
Tbilisi (n = 754) | 295 (10.5) | 459 (16.4) | |
Telavi (n = 135) | 70 (2.5) | 65 (2.3) | |
Zugdidi (n = 217) | 81 (2.9) | 136 (7.5) | |
Agec(note: recruitment of young people was a specific goal of the RDS) (range 18–73) | |||
18–25 | 32 (3.2) | 456 (25.1) | 0.00 |
> 26 | 955 (96.8) | 1364 (74.9) | |
Meana | 41.5 | 35.3 | 0.00 |
Sexc(note: recruitment of females was a specific goal of the RDS) | |||
Female (n = 145) | 20 (2.0) | 125 (6.9) | 0.00 |
Male (n = 2662) | 967 (98.0) | 1695 (93.1) | |
Sexual orientationa | |||
Heterosexual | 986 (99.9) | 1815 (99.7) | 0.34 |
Bisexual | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 0.66 |
Homosexual | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.2) | 0.14 |
Educationa | |||
Secondary (incomplete) | 74 (7.5) | 163 (9.0) | 0.19 |
Secondary (complete) | 467 (47.3) | 839 (46.1) | 0.49 |
Tertiary (incomplete) | 132 (13.4) | 303 (16.6) | 0.02 |
Tertiary (complete) | 161 (16.3) | 186 (10.2) | 0.00 |
Professional | 149 (15.1) | 327 (18.0) | 0.06 |
Employmenta | |||
Unemployed | 563 (57.0) | 1105 (60.7) | 0.06 |
Self-employed | 236 (23.9) | 396 (21.8) | 0.19 |
Temporary work | 119 (12.1) | 202 (11.1) | 0.45 |
Full-time work | 63 (6.4) | 93 (5.1) | 0.16 |
Pensioner | 1 (0.1) | 5 (0.3) | 0.34 |
Income sourceb,c | |||
Employment | 366 (37.1) | 610 (33.5) | 0.56 |
Renting or selling | 135 (13.7) | 269 (14.8) | 0.43 |
Friends, relatives, partners | 295 (29.9) | 539 (29.6) | 0.88 |
Welfare, pension | 48 (4.9) | 74 (4.1) | 0.32 |
Illegal activities | 23 (2.3) | 36 (2.0) | 0.53 |
Gambling | 55 (5.6) | 142 (7.8) | 0.03 |
Living conditionsc | |||
Own apartment | 384 (38.9) | 541 (29.7) | 0.00 |
Apartment sharing | 486 (49.2) | 1043 (57.3) | 0.00 |
Renting | 98 (9.9) | 193 (10.6) | 0.58 |
Shelter | 10 (1.0) | 12 (0.7) | 0.31 |
Homeless | 6 (0.6) | 12 (0.7) | 0.87 |
Previous or current medication-assisted treatmentc | |||
Yes | 304 (30.8) | 215 (11.8) | 0.00 |
Currently being treated | 116 (11.8) | 117 (6.4) | 0.00 |