Research Article
Psychiatric Comorbidities among People Who Inject Drugs in Hai Phong, Vietnam: The Need for Screening and Innovative Interventions
Table 1
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics among PWID in Hai Phong, Vietnam (N=188).
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| | Sociodemographics | | | Gender | | | Male | 164 (87.2) | | Female | 24 (12.8) | | Age (Mean, SD) | 38.4 (8.4) | | Living with a partner | | | Yes | 69 (36.7) | | No | 119 (63.3) | | Any children | | | Yes | 113 (60.1) | | No | 75 (39.9) | | Monthly income (VND) (Median, IQR) | 3,500,000 | | Medical Insurance in Hai Phong | | | Yes | 159 (84.6) | | No | 29 (15.4) | | Household Registration in Haiphong | | | Yes | 179 (95.2) | | No | 9 (4.8) | | Drug data | | | Urine toxicology | | | Benzodiazepine | 13 (6.9) | | Methamphetamine (“Ice”) | 77 (41.0) | | Heroin | 135 (71.8) | | Methadone | 120 (63.8) | | Drug use (self-report) | | | Injected drugs | 135 (71.8) | | Heroin | 135 (100) | | Other drugs | 0 (0) | | Non-injected drugs | | | Heroin | 16 (8.5) | | Methamphetamine (“Ice”) | 76 (40.4) | | Other | 22 (11.7) | | Poly drug use (urine test) | 90 (47.9) | | Methamphetamine (“Ice”) use (self-report and urine test) | 92 (48.9) | | Number of years of injection (Mean, SD) | 8.9 (6.6) | | Duration of injection use (N,%) | | | Less than 5 years | 71 (38.0) | | Greater than or equal to 5 years | 116 (62.0) | | Number of injections in a typical day (last 30 days) (Mean, SD) | 1.2 (1.2) | | Alcohol use (Audit-C) | | | Hazardous use | 55 (29,3) | | Binge drinking | 20 (10.6) | | Methadone treatment (self-report) | 118 (62.8) | | Serology | | | HIV positive | 36 (19.2) | | HCV positive | 119 (63.3) | | Past history of overdose | 34 (18.1) | | Past history of suicide attempt | 26 (13.8) |
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