Table 1 Characteristics of participants in focus group discussions of barriers and motivators to participation and retention in cohort studies in Iran
Variables | N = 30 |
|---|---|
Age (years), median (IQR) | 35 (31–40) |
Sex, n (%) | |
 Female | 10 (33.3) |
 Male | 20 (66.7) |
Education, n (%) | |
 Illiterate/Read and write only | 3 (10.0) |
 Primary school | 7 (23.3) |
 Middle school | 10 (33.3) |
 High school | 4 (13.3) |
 Diploma or higher | 6 (20.1) |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |
 Fars | 29 (96.7) |
 Azari/Turk | 1 (3.3) |
Current living place, n (%) | |
 Own house | 7 (23.3) |
 Parents’ house | 2 (6.7) |
 Friends, family or partner house | 5 (16.7) |
 Shelter | 9 (30.0) |
 Homeless | 3 (10.0) |
 Others (not specified) | 4 (13.3) |
Currently living with, n (%) | |
 Spouse and children | 6 (20.0) |
 Any partner | 1 (3.3) |
 Parents | 2 (6.7) |
 Other family members | 0 |
 Same-sex friends | 13 (43.3) |
 By themselves | 8 (26.7) |
Age at first injection (years), median (IQR) | 23.5 (19–30) |
Self-reported drug injection in the last month, n (%) | 22 (73.3) |
Number of days injected drugs in the last month, median (range)a | 5 (1, 30) |
Number of injections per day in the last month, median (range)a | 1 (1, 3) |