Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents
From: HIV knowledge and risk behaviors among drug users in three Vietnamese mountainous provinces
Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Age group | ||
  < 30 | 51 | 17.0 |
 30–39 | 108 | 36.0 |
 40–49 | 107 | 35.7 |
  ≥ 50 | 34 | 11.3 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Kinh | 176 | 58.7 |
 Tay | 14 | 4.7 |
 Thai | 81 | 27.0 |
 Others | 29 | 9.7 |
Education | ||
  < High school | 168 | 56.2 |
 High school | 105 | 35.1 |
  > High school | 26 | 8.7 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 79 | 26.3 |
 Live with spouse/partner | 177 | 59.0 |
 Widow/Divorced | 44 | 14.7 |
Occupation | ||
 Unemployment | 24 | 8.0 |
 Freelancer | 249 | 83.0 |
 Worker/White-collar worker | 9 | 3.0 |
 Others | 18 | 6.0 |
Having any health problem in the last 30 days | ||
 No | 266 | 88.7 |
 Yes | 34 | 11.3 |
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) | 32 | 10.7 |
Duration of drug use | ||
  < 2 years | 13 | 4.8 |
 2–5 years | 79 | 29.3 |
 5–10 years | 90 | 33.3 |
 10–20 years | 68 | 25.2 |
  > 20 years | 20 | 7.4 |