Table 2 Characteristics of the 41 patients interviewed for the Pilot Study
From: A follow-up study of heroin addicts (VEdeTTE2): study design and protocol
Characteristic | N | %* |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â |
Males | 25 | 61.0 |
Females | 16 | 39.0 |
Typology of patients | Â | Â |
New | 11 | 26.8 |
New for VEdeTTE1 study | 5 | 12.2 |
Re-entry | 2 | 4.9 |
Prevalent | 23 | 56.1 |
Education | Â | Â |
< 9 years of school | 29 | 70.7 |
9 – 13 years of school | 11 | 26.8 |
> 13 years of school | 0 | 0.0 |
Missing | 1 | 2.4 |
Employment | Â | Â |
Steady job | 24 | 58.5 |
Temporary job | 3 | 7.3 |
Unemployed/non-working status | 12 | 29.3 |
Missing | 2 | 4.9 |
Self-reported use in the last 30 days** | Â | Â |
Heroin | 19 | 46.3 |
Cocaine | 11 | 26.8 |
Ecstasy | 1 | 2.4 |
Cannabis | 8 | 19.5 |
Alcohol | 10 | 24.4 |
Age | Mean | SD |
Age at time of VEdeTTE2 interview | 32.9 | 6.2 |
Age at first heroin use | 19.3 | 4.7 |
Age at first NHS drug abuse treatment | 24.6 | 5.8 |