Table 1 The characteristics of the national methadone clients in Southwest China
Study variable | Number of clients examined | Infection prevalence (%) | χ 2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Drug use behaviors | ||||
History of intravenous drug use | ||||
Yes | 2963 | 35.7 | 328.6 | <0.001 |
No | 3491 | 16.1 | ||
History of sharing syringes | ||||
Yes | 1166 | 49.1 | 433.6 | <0.001 |
No | 5292 | 19.8 | ||
History of drug rehabilitation | ||||
Yes | 2891 | 25.4 | 0.2 | 0.649 |
No | 3567 | 24.9 | ||
Demographic factors | ||||
Gender | ||||
Males | 5537 | 26.4 | 36.2 | <0.001 |
Females | 921 | 17.2 | ||
Age | ||||
< 30 | 2877 | 27.5 | 34.3 | <0.001 |
30-39 | 2754 | 24.6 | ||
40-49 | 738 | 20.2 | ||
≥ 50 | 89 | 6.7 | ||
Marital status | ||||
Single | 1297 | 22.4 | 10.4 | 0.016 |
Married | 4889 | 25.7 | ||
Divorced | 204 | 23.5 | ||
Widowed | 68 | 35.3 | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
Yi | 5355 | 28.4 | 184.7 | <0.001 |
Han | 1055 | 8.6 | ||
Other | 48 | 18.8 | ||
Socioeconomic factors | ||||
Employment | ||||
Farming, | 5151 | 28.5 | 161.2 | <0.001 |
Service-sector, | 194 | 7.2 | ||
Unemployed | 858 | 12.8 | ||
Other | 255 | 11.0 | ||
Educational attainment | ||||
No schooling | 1586 | 37.3 | 308.1 | <0.001 |
Primary school | 2885 | 27.2 | ||
Junior high school | 1402 | 13.4 | ||
Senior high school or above | 585 | 9.7 |