Table 1 Demographic characteristics of in-depth interview participants who inject drugs, Kampala, Uganda, 2021–2023 (N = 41)
Characteristic | N (%) or Median [IQR] |
|---|---|
Program recruitment sites | |
Clinic-based | 32 (78) |
Hot-spot | 9 (22) |
Gender | |
Men | 26 (63) |
Women | 15 (37) |
Age (years) | 29 [25, 33] |
Relationship status | |
Single | 15 (37) |
Partnered/Married | 18 (44) |
Divorced/Separated/Widowed/Widower | 8 (19) |
Highest level of education | |
University/college | 14 (34) |
Secondary | 18 (44) |
Primary | 9 (22) |
Occupation | |
Has income-generating activity1 | 28 (68) |
Unemployed | 10 (25) |
Student | 3 (7) |
Ever tested for HIV | 41 (100) |
No. of years of drug use | 8 [5, 13] |
Most used drugs2 | |
Heroin | 31 (76) |
Cocaine | 15 (37) |
Marijuana | 15 (37) |
Other | 23 (56) |
Use of needle and syringe program (NSP) | |
Yes, regularly (almost every time come to the clinic) | 13 (32) |
Yes, rarely (about once every three weeks/once a month) | 7 (17) |
No | 21 (51) |
In the last year3 | |
Used a syringe that had already been used by someone else | |
Every day | 4 (20) |
A few times a week | 2 (10) |
A few times a month | 0 (0) |
A few times a year | 7 (35) |
Never | 7 (35) |
Let someone else use a syringe that you had already used | |
Every day | 3 (15) |
A few times a week | 6 (30) |
A few times a month | 0 (0) |
A few times a year | 4 (20) |
Never | 7 (35) |