Table 2 Substance use among HIV-positive and HIV-negative PWID
|  | Total (n = 310) | HIV test result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (n = 47) | Negative (n = 263) | |||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | P-value* | |
Used any drugs in the past 3 months | 271 (88.0) | 43 (91.5) | 228 (87.4) | 0.63 |
Type of drugs most commonly used in the past 3 months | ||||
 Heroin | 165 (60.4) | 29 (67.4) | 136 (59.1) | 0.06 |
 Yama/ice (methamphetamine) | 66 (24.2) | 10 (23.3) | 56 (24.3) | 0.88 |
 Ecstasy | 11 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (4.8) | 0.22 |
 Inhalants | 5 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (2.2) | 1.00 |
Always used new syringes/needles | 118 (64.8) | 16 (64.0) | 102 (65.0) | 0.93 |
Used needles/syringes used by someone else in the past 3 months | 43 (23.5) | 4 (16.0) | 39 (24.7) | 0.38 |
Alcohol drinking ≥3 times per week | 92 (29.7) | 4 (8.5) | 88 (33.5) | 0.001 |
Binge drinking ≥3times per week (n = 190) | 90 (47.4) | 6 (35.3) | 84 (48.6) | 0.30 |