Research Article
Injecting Drug Users and Their Health Seeking Behavior: A Cross-Sectional Study in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Table 2
Distribution of respondents by drug use (
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| Variables | Number () | Percentage (%) |
| Current drug of choice | Injection pethidine | 22 | 18.3 | Injection buprenorphine | 48 | 40.0 | Injection sedatives | 19 | 15.8 | Injection (others)/mixed injections | 31 | 25.8 |
| Names of first drug use | Injection pethidine | 10 | 8.3 | Injection buprenorphine | 6 | 5.0 | Injection sedatives | 8 | 6.7 | Injection (others) | 9 | 7.5 | Phensedyl | 22 | 18.3 | Ganja | 61 | 50.8 | Heroin | 3 | 2.5 | Others (noninjecting) | 1 | 0.8 |
| Age of taking first drug (years) | <16 | 19 | 15.8 | 16–24 | 62 | 51.7 | 25–34 | 18 | 15 | 35–44 | 10 | 8.3 | 45–54 | 7 | 5.8 | >55 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Age of first injecting drug (years) | <16 | 7 | 5.8 | 16–24 | 17 | 14.2 | 25–34 | 37 | 30.8 | 35–44 | 26 | 21.7 | 45–54 | 10 | 8.3 | >55 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Duration of injecting drug use | <6 months | 30 | 25.0 | 6 months–<1 year | 21 | 17.5 | 1–3 years | 22 | 18.3 | 3–5 years | 27 | 22.5 | More than 5 years | 20 | 16.7 |
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