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Table 1 Background characteristics of IDUs by degree of exposure to one-to-one peer education sessions in Haryana, India

From: Effect of peer-led outreach activities on injecting risk behavior among male drug users in Haryana, India

Background characteristics

All participants (n = 710)

Low exposurea(n = 234)

High exposureb(n = 476)

p value

 

n(%) or mean (SD)

n(%) or mean (SD)

n(%) or mean (SD)

 

Age (mean (SD))

31.0 (8.1)

31.3 (8.4)

30.9 (7.9)

0.416

Marital status

    

Ever married

310 (43.7)

110 (35.5)

200 (64.5)

0.226

Never married

400 (56.3)

124 (31.0)

276 (69.0)

Residence

    

Urban

581 (81.8)

222 (38.2)

359 (61.8)

<0.001

Rural

129 (18.2)

12 (9.3)

117 (90.0)

Education

    

No formal education

140 (19.7)

42 (30.0)

98 (70.0)

0.392

Had formal education

570 (80.3)

192 (33.8)

378 (66.2)

Occupation

    

Laborer

316 (44.5)

98 (31.0)

218 (69.0)

0.156

Regular employeec

165 (23.2)

510 (30.3)

115 (69.7)

Student

105 (14.8)

44 (41.9)

61 (58.1)

Unemployed

124 (17.5)

42 (33.9)

82 (66.1)

Program site

    

Site 1

490 (69.0)

213 (43.5)

277 (56.5)

<0.001

Site 2

220 (31.0)

21 (9.6)

199 (90.0)

Frequency of injecting drugsd

    

Low

350 (49.3)

71 (20.3)

279 (79.7)

<0.001

High

360 (50.7)

163 (45.3)

197 (54.7)

Number of needles/syringes receivede (mean (SD))

21.3 (17.4)

34.3 (20.1)

14.9 (11.5)

<0.001

  1. Data represents IDU characteristics at entry into the intervention; n = 710. p value based on chi-square test of independence for categorical variables and Student’s t tests for continuous variables.
  2. SD standard deviation.
  3. aAttended two or fewer one-to-one peer education sessions a month.
  4. bAttended more than two one-to-one peer education sessions a month.
  5. cSelf-employed/private/government employee.
  6. dLow frequency, injected less than twice a day; high frequency, injected at least twice a day.
  7. eNumber of needles/syringes received per interaction with a peer educator.
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Harm Reduction Journal

ISSN: 1477-7517