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Table 4 Factors associated with crossing the border among injecting drug users in the China-Vietnam border area

From: Patterns of HIV prevalence among injecting drug users in the cross-border area of Lang Son Province, Vietnam, and Ning Ming County, Guangxi Province, China

Vietnam

Crossed borders

P Value

 

Yes

No

 

Ethnic Minority

   

Yes

56 (31%)

125 (69%)

P = .0015

No

27 (16%)

138 (84%)

 

HIV

   

Positive

20 (13%)

139 (87%)

P <.0001

Negative

63 (34%)

124 (66%)

 

Distance from the Border

   

1 km

39 (98%)

1 (3%)

P <.0001

3 km

3 (9%)

32 (91%)

 

12 km

8 (29%)

20 (71%)

 

13 km

12 (27%)

33 (73%)

 

14 km

21 (11%)

177 (89%)

 

China

   

Ethnic Minority

   

Yes

28 (13%)

181 (87%)

P = .0053

No

2 (2%)

81 (98%)

 

HIV

   

Positive

8 (17%)

40 (83%)

P = .1242

Negative

22 (9%)

219 (91%)

 

Distance from the Border

   

0 km

20 (51%)

19 (49%)

P <.0001

19 km

3 (17%)

15 (83%)

 

57 km

7 (3%)

228 (97%)

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