Injecting Drug Users and Their Health Seeking Behavior: A Cross-Sectional Study in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Table 1

Sociodemographic information of the respondents ().

Variables	Number ()	Percentage (%)
Age group in years
10–19	13	10.8
20–29	23	19.2
30–39	58	48.3
40 or more	26	21.7
Sex
Male	109	90.8
Female	11	9.2
Religion
Muslim	92	76.7
Hindu	17	14.2
Christians and others	11	9.2
Living status
Alone	69	57.5
With family	51	42.5
Marital status
Married	47	39.2
Unmarried	54	45.0
Divorcee/separated	19	15.8
Number of dependent persons
None	49	40.8
1-2	32	26.6
3-4	25	20.8
More than 4	14	11.6
Education
None	39	32.5
Primary (up to grade 5)	46	38.3
Secondary (up to grade 12)	23	19.2
Graduate/masters (bachelor's degree and above)	12	10.0
Occupation
Unemployed	66	55.0
Student	12	10.0
Govt. service	5	4.2
Business	28	23.3
Others	9	8.0
Source of income
Self	59	49.2
Parents or spouse	40	33.3
Others/no income	21	17.5
Average monthly self-income (in Taka)
Mean ± SD (10450 ± 7330)
<5000	26	21.7
5000–10000	42	35.0
10001–15000	30	25.0
15001 and above	22	18.3