Research Article
Injecting Drug Users and Their Health Seeking Behavior: A Cross-Sectional Study in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Table 3
Distribution of respondents by health seeking behavior (
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| Variables | Number () | Percentage (%) |
| Primary point of care | Govt. center | 13 | 10.8 | Private center | 23 | 19.2 | Local MBBS doctor | 40 | 33.3 | Local pharmacy | 12 | 10.0 | Paramedics/quacks/traditional | 10 | 8.3 | None | 22 | 18.3 |
| Reason for delay or not taking treatment earlier | Don’t know where to go | 48 | 40.0 | Treatment too expensive | 36 | 30.0 | Treatment not effective | 21 | 17.5 | Other causes | 15 | 12.5 |
| Needle sharing | Always | 48 | 40.0 | Never | 32 | 26.7 | Sometimes | 40 | 33.3 |
| Reason for needle sharing () | Cheap | 12 | 10 | Convenient | 22 | 18.3 | No problem known | 24 | 20 | Norm | 18 | 15 | Don't know | 12 | 10 |
| Willing to use NEP | Yes | 69 | 57.5 | No | 36 | 30.0 | Don’t know | 15 | 12.5 |
| Reason for not being willing to use NEP () | Costs or loss of income | 15 | 12.5 | Fear of police | 7 | 5.8 | Social problems | 9 | 7.5 | Don’t know | 5 | 4.2 |
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