HIV-non-infected IDUs (N=19)
HIV-infected IDUs (N=10)
Duration of IDU (years, SD)
13.5 (8.7)
19.6 (14.3)
Frequency of injection (#/mo)
160.9 (219.7)
147.1 (127.4)
Drugs injected (%)
Heroin
89.5
100
Cocaine
63.2
90
Speedball*
47.4
80
Other*
36.8
10
Shared needles/syringes (%)*
57.9
20
Shared other paraphernalia (%)
63.2
70
Non-injecting drug use (%)
Heroin*
10.5
50
Cocaine/crack
26.3
40
Methadone
73.7
70
Other drugs
63.2
90
Table 2:
Injection & non-injection behaviours by HIV-non-infected vs. HIV-infected IDUs (prior 30 days), * p<0.05, Note: Significance tests used: Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables and 2-tailed t-test for continuous variables
