| |
|
HIV-positive |
HI- negative |
Total |
| |
|
n = 206 (36%) |
n = 367 (64%) |
N = 573 (100%) |
| Age |
(years, mean ± SD) |
35.00 ± 7.78 |
36.31±8.42 |
35.82±8.21 |
| Education |
(years, mean ± SD) |
9.34 ± 2.36 |
9.77 ± 3.17 |
9.62 ± 2.91 |
| Age at first drug use |
(years, mean ± SD) |
21.86 ± 6.84 |
22.70 ± 7.81 |
22.40 ± 7.48 |
| Age at first injecting heroin |
(years, mean ± SD) |
25.25 ± 6.45 |
25.85 ± 6.44 |
25.63 ± 6.45 |
| Age at first sexual coitus |
(years, mean ± SD) |
16.65 ± 3.34 |
16.94 ± 3.02 |
16.84 ± 3.14 |
| HIV transmission knowledge** |
(range1-7,mean±SD) |
6.37 ± 0.94 |
5.58 ± 1.24 |
5.72 ± 1.27 |
| Polydrug use in last 6 months** |
Yes |
64 (35%) |
178 (51%) |
242 (45%) |
| (n = 534)a |
NO |
120 (65%) |
172 (49%) |
292 (55%) |
| HCV** (n = 552)a |
Positive |
104 (50.5%) |
41 (11%) |
428 (75%) |
| |
Negative |
102 (49.5%) |
326 (89%) |
145 (25%) |
| RuJu** (penis bead insertion) |
Yes |
111 (54%) |
121 (33%) |
232 (40%) |
| |
No |
95 (46%) |
246 (67%) |
341 (60%) |
| Used condom at last sex (n = 553)a |
Yes |
54 (23%) |
72(20%) |
117 (21%) |
| |
No |
150 (77%) |
286 (80%) |
436 (79%) |
| Sexual partner used heroin** (n = 559)a |
Yes |
60(30%) |
63(18%) |
123(22%) |
| |
No |
138(70%) |
298(82%) |
436(78%) |
| Multiple sexual partners** |
Yes |
51(25%) |
143(39%) |
194(34%) |
| |
No |
155(75%) |
224(61%) |
379(66%) |
| Injected heroin in last 6 months** |
Yes |
203(99%) |
303(83%) |
506(88%) |
| |
No |
3(1%) |
64(17%) |
67(11%) |
| Shared needle at last injection** |
Yes |
61(30%) |
42(11%) |
103(18%) |
| |
No |
145(70%) |
325(89%) |
470(82%) |
| Shared rinse water at last |
Yes |
90(44%) |
57(16%) |
147(26%) |
| injection** |
No |
116(56%) |
310(84%) |
426(74%) |
