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Table 3 Attitudes about HIV prevention and treatment among drug users

From: HIV knowledge and risk behaviors among drug users in three Vietnamese mountainous provinces

Characteristics

n

%

Self-assessed HIV status

 No risk

143

52.2

 Low risk

67

24.5

 High risk

64

23.4

Reasons for risk of HIV infection

 Many partners

18

14.1

 Sex without using condom

17

13.3

 Drug-injection

97

75.2

 Receiving blood transfusions

6

4.7

Reasons for no risk of HIV infection

 Being faithful

65

35.0

 Using condom

39

21.0

 Not sharing needles

124

66.7

 Not having friends with HIV infection

11

5.9

 Not having anal sex

18

9.7

 Not having sex with female sex workers

53

28.5

 Not receiving blood transfusions

7

3.8