Table 1 Characteristics of people who inject drugs and overdose history, Tehran, Iran 2016
From: Non -fatal overdose among people who inject drugs in Tehran, Iran
| Characteristics | Self-reported overdose past six months | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Yes (n = 180) |
No (n = 285) | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Age (year) | |||
| < 30 | 103 (57) | 171 (60) | 0.04 |
| 30–39 | 54 (30) | 77 (27) | |
| 40+ | 23 (13) | 37 (13) | |
| Age (Mean + SD) | 27.4 ± 7.8 | 33.2 ± 7.2 | 0.04 |
| Education | |||
| > High school | 108 (60) | 145 (51) | 0.05 |
| < High school | 72 (40) | 140 (49) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 94 (52) | 134 (47) | 0.27 |
| Married | 86 (48) | 151 (53) | |
| Employment Status | |||
| Unemployed | 99 (55) | 134 (47) | 0. 09 |
| Employed | 81 (45) | 151 (53) | |
| Income (USD) | |||
| > 150 | 68 (38) | 128 (45) | 0.12 |
| < 150 | 112 (72) | 157 (55) | |
| Methamphetamine use | |||
| Yes | 86 (48) | 95 (33) | 0.002 |
| No | 94 (52) | 190 (67) | |
| Alcohol use | |||
| Yes | 80 (45) | 100 (35) | 0.04 |
| No | 100 (55) | 185 (65) | |
| Age of drug initiation (year) | |||
| < 22 | 101 (56) | 128 (45) | 0.01 |
| 22+ | 79 (44) | 157 (55) | |
| Age of onset to injection | |||
| < 22 | 117 (65) | 100 (35) | 0.001 |
| 22+ | 63 (35) | 185 (65) | |
| Duration of inject drug | |||
| ≤ 2 | 94 (52) | 95 (33) | 0.001 |
| > 2 | 86 (48) | 190 (67) | |
| Poly drug | 0.08 | ||
| Yes | 81 (45) | 105 (37) | |
| No | 99 (55) | 180 (63) | |
| History of prison | |||
| Yes | 45 (25) | 57 (20) | 0.2 |
| No | 135 (75) | 228 (80) | |
| Needle and syringe Program exposure (counseling service) | |||
| Regular | 71 (40) | 180 (63) | 0.001 |
| Irregular | 109 (60) | 105 (37) | |