From: Modeling predictors of risky drug use behavior among male street laborers in urban Vietnam
Variable (N = 450) | ± SD | N (%) |
---|---|---|
Lifetime drug use (N = 450) |  | 77(17.11) |
Average age at first use (N = 77, range = 15-50) | 26.95 ± 9.69 |  |
Lifetime drug injection (77) | Â | 75(97.40) |
Average age at first injection (N = 75, range = 16-51) | 29.12 ± 9.79 |  |
Injection use during the past month (n = 77) |  |  |
  Frequency of injection (range = 0-6)* | 3.4 ± 1.38 |  |
  None during the past month |  | 2(2.60) |
  Less than monthly |  | 6(7.80) |
  Around once per month |  | 12(15.6) |
  A few times per month |  | 26(33.76) |
  Weekly |  | 17(22.08) |
  A couple of times per week |  | 5(6.49) |
  Daily |  | 9(11.69) |
Sharing syringes and needles given by other users during the past month (N = 75) |  |  |
  Frequency of sharing syringes and needs (range = 0-5)* | 3.01 ± 1.31 |  |
  Never |  | 1(1.33) |
  Rarely, seldom |  | 15(20.00) |
  Sometimes |  | 9(12.00) |
  About half of the time |  | 20(26.67) |
  Almost everytime |  | 23(30.67) |
  Always |  | 7(9.33) |
Giving syringes and needles to other users to share during the past month (N = 75) |  |  |
  Frequency of sharing syringes and needs (range = 0-5)* | 2.83 ± 1.31 |  |
  Never |  | 1(1.33) |
  Rarely, seldom |  | 16(21.33) |
  Sometimes |  | 13(17.33) |
  About half of the time |  | 16(21.33) |
  Almost everytime |  | 24(32.00) |
  Always |  | 5(6.67) |
Purchasing syringes and needles during the past month (N = 75) |  |  |
  Purchasing syringes and needles (range = 0-4)* | 2.15 ± 1.06 |  |
  Never |  | 3(4.00) |
  Once |  | 19(25.33) |
  Sometimes |  | 26(34.67) |
  Often |  | 18(24.00) |
  Always |  | 9(12.00) |
Keeping syringes and needles available during the past month (N = 75) |  |  |
  Frequency of keeping syringes and needles (range = 0-4)* | 2.15 ± 1.17 |  |
  Never |  | 4(5.33) |
  Rarely |  | 22(29.33) |
  Sometimes |  | 20(26.67) |
  Often |  | 17(22.67) |
  Always |  | 12(16.00) |
Discussing or persuading peers not to share syringes and needles when injecting (N = 75) |  |  |
  Frequency of discussing or persuading peers not to share (range = 0-4)* | 1.75 ± 1.17 |  |
  Never |  | 12(16.00) |
  Rarely |  | 22(19.33) |
  Sometimes |  | 19(25.33) |
  Often |  | 17(22.67) |
  Always |  | 5(6.67) |