Table 1 Main characteristics of the study population at inclusion (N = 368)
Parameter (N = 368) | Category | IDUs N (%) | nIDUs N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 248/310 (80.0) | 47/58 (81.1) |
Nationality | Luxembourg | 183/310 (59.0) | 24/58 (41.4) |
| Â | Portugal | 60/310 (19.3) | 13/58 (22.4) |
Children at charge | Yes | 54/310 (17.4) | 9/58 (15.5) |
Life time drug use | Heroin | 279/279 (100.0) | 28/28 (100.0) |
| Â | Cocaine | 280/310 (90.3) | 37/58 (63.8) |
| Â | Cannabis | 286/334 (85.6) | 48/334 (14.4) |
| Â | Speedball (heroin/cocaine combination) | 205/310 (84.2) | 0/58 (0.0) |
Last 6 months IDU | Never borrowed used paraphernalia | 162/256 (63.3) | Â |
| Â | Never lend used paraphernalia | 161/255 (62.9) | Â |
| Â | Mostly shared: cups | 69/94 (73.4) | Â |
| Â | Mostly shared: filters | 68/94 (72.3) | Â |
| Â | Mostly shared: syringes | 42/94 (44.6) | Â |
Last 6 months number of sexual partners (N = 266) | None | 192/308 (62.3) | 32/58 (55.2) |
| Â | 1-9 | 94/308 (30.5) | 26/58 (44.8) |
| Â | 10+ | 22/308 (7.1) | 0/58 (0) |
Imprisonment (N = 366) | At least once during the last 10 years | 215/308 (69.8) | 31/58 (53.4) |
Drug consumption in prison (N = 246) | Yes | 130/215 (60.5) | 8/31 (25.8) |
Substitution treatment (N = 368) | Yes | 286/310 (92.3) | 19/58 (32.8)) |
Tattoo or piercing | None | 87/309 (28.2) | 28/58 (48.3) |
| Â | Tattoo | 100/309(32.4) | 14/58 (24.1) |
| Â | Piercing | 23/309 (7.4) | 9/58 (15.5) |
| Â | Both | 99/309 (32.0) | 7/58 (12.1) |