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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of PWID in Kigali, Rwanda, N:307

From: Injection drug use practices and HIV infection among people who inject drugs in Kigali, Rwanda: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

N

%

Not living with HIV

N (%)

Living with HIV

N (%)

Age in years*

    

 18–24

83

27.2

80 (96.4)

3 (3.6)

 25–34

188

61.6

167 (88.8)

21 (11.2)

 ≥35

34

11.2

30 (88.2)

4 (11.8)

Biological sex

    

 Female

56

18.2

48 (85.7)

8 (14.3)

 Male

251

81.8

230 (91.6)

21 (8.4)

Education

    

 Primary education or less

47

15.3

40 (85.1)

7 (14.9)

 Some secondary education

79

25.7

76 (96.2)

3 (3.8)

 Completed secondary or above

181

58.9

162 (89.5)

19 (10.5)

Marital status**

    

 Single

252

82.9

232 (92.1)

20 (7.9)

 Cohabitating/Married

33

10.8

31 (93.9)

2 (6.1)

 Divorced/Separated/Widow

19

6.3

12 (63.2)

7 (36.8)

Occupation

    

 Unemployed

169

55

154 (91.1)

15 (8.9)

 Student

10

3.3

10 (100)

0 (0)

 Part time/Full time employee

128

41.7

114 (89.1)

14 (10.9)

Self-reported sexual orientation***

    

 Heterosexual

215

70.3

198 (92.1)

17 (7.9)

 Homosexual

35

11.4

31 (88.6)

4 (11.4)

 Bisexual

56

18.3

48 (85.7)

8 (14.3)

  1. * Data missing for n=2; ** Data missing for n=3; *** Data missing for n=1