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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of PWID in Amritsar and Imphal districts, India

From: Predisposing, enabling, and need factors associated with utilization of HCV testing services among PWID in two settings in India

Characteristics

Amritsar

Imphal

Total

(N = 507)

(N = 734)

(N = 1241)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Age (years)

 15–19

15 (3.0)

11 (1.5)

26 (2.1)

 20–29

303 (59.8)

127 (17.3)

430 (34.6)

  ≥ 30

189 (37.3)

596 (81.2)

785 (63.3)

Education

 No formal education

65 (12.8)

50 (6.8)

115 (9.3)

 Primary (up to 5 years of schooling)

174 (34.3)

99 (13.5)

273 (22.0)

 Secondary (up to 10 years of schooling)

249 (49.1)

445 (60.6)

694 (55.9)

 Higher (up to 12 years of schooling or beyond)

19 (3.7)

140(19.1)

159 (12.8)

Marital status

 Currently married

232 (45.8)

404 (55.0)

636 (51.2)

 Widowed, divorced or separated

19 (3.7)

61(8.3)

80 (6.4)

 Never married

256 (50.5)

269 (36.6)

525 (42.3)

Employment status

 Employed (including part-time employment and self-employment)

393 (77.5)

625 (85.1)

1018 (82.0)

 Not employed

114 (22.5)

109 (14.9)

223 (18.0)

Monthly income (Indian Rupees)

  ≤ 3000

122 (24.1)

353 (48.1)

475 (38.3)

 3001–6000

270 (53.3)

250 (34.1)

520 (41.9)

 6001–10,000

75 (14.8)

55 (7.5)

130 (10.5)

  > 10,001

40 (7.9)

76 (10.4)

116 (9.3)

Below-poverty-level (BPL) statusa

 Not below poverty level

383 (75.5)

438 (59.7)

821 (66.2)

 Below poverty level

124 (24.5)

296 (40.3)

420 (33.8)

Age at sexual debut (years)

   

 Mean ± SD

18.0 ± 2.8

23.7 ± 5.7

21.2 ± 5.5

 Median (range)

18.0 (10–31)

24.0 (10–48)

20.0 (10–48)

Duration of injecting drug use (years)

   

  ≤ 1

130 (25.6)

42 (5.7)

172 (13.9)

 2–5

292 (57.6)

137 (18.7)

429 (34.6)

 6–10

49 (9.7)

190 (25.9)

239 (19.3)

  ≥ 11

36 (7.1)

365 (49.7)

401 (32.3)

 Mean ± SD

±4.4

13.3 ± 11.0

9.5 ± 8.5

 Median (range)

3.0 (1–35)

8.6 (1–35)

7 (1–35)

  1. aBPL status was determined in accordance with the definition used by the Indian government (Planning Commission, Government of India: Report of the expert group to review the methodology for measurement of poverty; June 2014; http://planningcommission.nic.in/reports/genrep/pov_rep0707.pdf)