Table 1 Baseline characteristics among PWID cohort participant in Hai Phong.
HIV negative n = 199 | HCV negative n = 99 | |
|---|---|---|
Sex (Male) | 179(89.9%) | 89(89.9%) |
Age (median [IQR]) | 37[30–45] | 36[30–43] |
School | ||
Never been to school | 2(1.0%)* | 0(0%) |
Grade 1 to 5 | 20(10.1%) | 7(7.1%) |
Grade 6 to 9 | 93(47.2%) | 43(43.4%) |
Grade 10 to 12 | 73(37.1%) | 42(42.4%) |
Above grade 12 | 9(4.6%) | 7(7.1%) |
Marital status | ||
Single | 61(30.6%) | 25(25.3%) |
Legally married or had wedding | 70(35.2%) | 38(38.4%) |
Living couple without marriage | 4(2.0%) | 1(1.0%) |
Divorced/separated | 60(30.2%) | 34(34.3%) |
Widowed | 4(2.0%) | 1(1.0%) |
Having a medical insurance at RDS | 35(17.6%) | 17(17.2%) |
Having ever been arrested | 127(63.8%) | 63(63.6%) |
Number of years of injection¥ | 6[2–12] | 5[1–9] |
Age at first injection | ||
<18 years old | 7(3.5%) | 0(0.0%) |
18–29 | 95(47.7%) | 43(43.4%) |
30–39 | 60(30.2%) | 39(39.4%) |
>=40 years old | 37(18.6%) | 17(17.2%) |
Number of injections during the last month | 90[60–90] | 78[60–90] |
Use of non-injecting drug in the last 3 months | ||
- heroin | 6(3.0%) | 5(5.1%) |
- ecstasy | 4(2.0%) | 3(3.0%) |
- ketamine | 3(1.5%) | 0(0%) |
- methamphetamine | 56(28.1%) | 27(27.3%) |
Injection with needle/syringe used by some else | 7(3.5%) | 2(2.0%) |
Number of sexual partners in the last 3 months | 1[1–4]‡ | 1[1–4]† |
Having at-risk sexual behaviors with the casual partner (no use of condom) | 4(2.0%) | 1(1.0%) |
Men who have sex with men (last 3 months) | 19(9.6%) | 12(12.1%) |
Female commercial sex work (last 3 months) | 17(8.5%) | 9(9.1%) |
HIV-positive serology | 5(5.1%) | |
HCV-positive serology | 105(52.8%) | |
Detectable HCV viral load among HCV-positive serology | 86(82.7%)¥ | |
Median HCV viral load (cp/ml) | 158,500[27,100–663,000] | |
