Table 1. Characteristics of participants

Characteristics People who inject heroin (n=521)
n %
Age (Mean, SD) 38.1±6.5
IQR 33.8 – 42.1
≤29 38 7.3
30 – <40 304 58.4
≥40 179 34.3
Education
Primary school and lower 61 11.7
Secondary school 240 46.1
High school or higher 220 42.2
Occupation status
Employed 400 76.8
Unemployment/students 121 23.2
Monthly income (mean, SD)a 5.8±4.8
IQR 3 – 7
Marital status
Married/cohabited with a partner 193 37.0
Single/separated/widow 328 63.0
HIV status
HIV-positive 184 35.3
HIV-negative 337 64.7
Total years of heroin use (mean, SD) 9.1±5.0
IQR 6 – 12
≥ 10 years 282 54.1
< 10 year 239 45.9
Methadone treatment status
Current treatment (≥1 year) 107 20.5
Current treatment (<1 year) 109 20.9
Not current treatment 305 58.6
Frequency of using condom when had sex during 3 months before survey
Did not have sex or using condom all of the time when had sex 369 70.8
Most of the time 21 4.1
Some of the time 20 3.8
None of the time 111 21.3
Depression
Normal/mild 309 59.3
Moderate/severe/extremely severe 212 40.7
Anxiety
Normal/mild 298 57.2
Moderate/severe/extremely severe 223 42.8
Stress
Normal/mild 385 73.9
Moderate/severe/extremely severe 136 26.1