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Table 1 Socio-demographic profile

From: HIV risk behaviours among injecting drug users in Northeast India following scale-up of a targeted HIV prevention programme

 

Manipur

Nagaland

 

Ukhrul

Chandel

Kiphire

Zunheboto

 

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

 

2007

2009

2007

2009

2007

2009

2007

2009

N (All respondents)

421

421

420

415

417

427

422

449

Age

18-24

25-34

35+

65.5

26.1

8.3

41.2

42.3

16.3

23.8

53.9

22.1

26.5

46.9

26.5

84.1

13.1

2.8

61.0

36.3

2.6

61.4

30.3

8.3

45.8

43.6

10.4

Literacy

Cannot read and write

Can read only

Can read and write

0.2

1.9

97.7

6.4

3.2

90.3

25.9

2.2

71.7

6.1

1.7

88.6

34.0

4.3

61.6

12.8

9.0

78.1

24.7

3.3

71.9

19.3

13.1

67.5

Occupation

Unemployed

Student

Employed

Other a

55.4

24

6.2

14.4

42.6

8.1

13.0

36.1

14.9

4.4

21.5

58.9

23.1

8.4

25.2

43.2

26.9

26.4

10.2

35.4

37.2

19.2

19.2

24.2

58.9

7.1

11.9

22.1

63.4

13.3

12.3

10.6

Ever been married

Yes

No

16.0

83.9

27.1

72.8

49.8

50.1

49.8

48.8

19.4

80.6

24.6

75.3

13.1

86.6

29.5

70.4

Age at first injection

Younger than 18

18-24

25-34

35 or older

23.3

68.7

7.3

0.6

27.8

69.1

1.2

2.1

3.4

49.2

36.7

10.8

2.4

49.3

35.8

12.5

19.6

75.8

4.6

0.0

8.7

75.0

16.3

0.0

13.8

64.3

19.0

2.9

1.2

70.5

25.3

3.0

Two most commonly used drugs b

Heroin

SP

77.0

77.3

86.1

25.9

97.9

9.2

96.2

8.9

11.1

99.2

44.4

98.4

--

--

8.6

97.0

Ever had sexual intercourse

Yes

No

81.1

18.5

89.9

10.1

75.0

24.9

83.8

16.1

82.7

17.3

86.6

13.3

71.5

28.4

90.2

9.7

  1. a Other category includes agricultural, small time business, and unskilled labour.
  2. b Multiple responses allowed.
  3. -- Data unavailable for analysis.