HIV risk behaviors among female IDUs in developing and transitional countries

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Table 1 Demographic and injection drug use characteristics

				Age		12 or More Years Education		Currently Married		Any Sex with Clients		Main Source of Income Legal Work
		Female N	Male N	Female Mean (SD)	Male Mean (SD)	Female %	Male %	Female %	Male %	Female %	Male %	Female %	Male %
Africa	Nairobi	14	92	28 (8)	29 (7)	7	25	0	23*	86	2*	21	67*
Asia	Beijing	88	278	28 (6)	31 (7)*	26	10*	47	38	3	<1*	26	59*
	Hanoi	119	526	25 (5)	29 (7)*	20	24	11	29*	77	-	13	63*
Eastern	Kharkiv	112	326	24 (5)	25 (6)	38	28*	35	28	7	<1*	59	64
Europe	Minsk	91	309	23 (5)	24 (5)*	62	51	37	23*	3	1	36	57*
	St. Petersburg	103	297	23 (5)	24 (4)	45	45	34	24*	25	<1*	35	57*
South	Bogota	49	188	23 (8)	23 (6)	20	22	29	13*	8	1*	12	27*
America	Gran Rosario	68	261	29 (8)	28 (8)	18	10	48	34*	19	3*	43	43
	Rio de Janeiro	12	177	29 (10)	29 (10)	25	14	42	24	25	17	33	77*
	Santos	16	58	30 (7)	33 (9)	0	2	38	28	44	14*	31	72*
Africa	Nairobi	14	92	5 (4)	6 (3)	57	27*	93	92	100	99	0	2
Asia	Beijing	88	278	2 (2)	2 (3)	81	74	95	92	93	96	0	1
	Hanoi	119	526	2 (3)	3 (4)*	76	70	97	83*	94	95	-	-
Eastern	Kharkiv	112	326	5 (4)	6 (5)	46	35*	50	70*	9	21*	4	4
Europe	Minsk	91	309	4 (3)	5 (4)*	53	46	57	59	79	86	10	8
	St. Petersburg	103	297	5 (5)	5 (4)	45	37	92	84*	94	92	2	4
South	Bogota	49	188	4 (5)	5 (5)	63	60	4	2	14	22	14	51*
America	Gran Rosario	68	261	11 (7)	10 (7)	13	22	15	15	1	2	97	93
	Rio de Janeiro	12	177	9 (9)	10 (9)	50	25	8	5	8	3	100	98
	Santos	16	58	9 (8)	12 (8)	19	12	44	19	6	3	100	100

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