Table 2 Demographic and behavior characteristics of people who inject drugs who loss to follow-up from a cohort study in Kerman, Iran
Characteristics | Total LTFU (N = 50) | Not found (N = 27) | Later Found (N = 23) | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Female | 6 (12.0%) | 2 (7.4%) | 4 (17.4%) | |
Male | 44 (88.0%) | 25 (92.6%) | 19 (82.6%) | 0.279 |
Age | ||||
Mean ± SD | 37.96 ± 8.86 | 39.59 ± 9.43 | 36.04 ± 7.91 | 0.719 |
Ever homeless | ||||
No | 4 (8.0%) | 1 (3.7%) | 3 (13.1%) | 0.225 |
Yes | 46 (92.0%) | 26 (96.3%) | 20 (86.9%) | |
Education | ||||
Primary or less | 18 (36.0%) | 11 (40.7%) | 7 (30.5%) | 0.624 |
Some or completed high school | 29 (58.0%) | 14 (51.9%) | 15 (65.2%) | |
University | 3 (6.0%) | 2 (7.4%) | 1 (4.3%) | |
Living with their spouse/partner | ||||
Yes (i.e.,married, live with partners) | 8 (16.0%) | 6 (22.2%) | 2 (8.7%) | |
No (i.e., single, married but live alone, widowed) | 42 (84.0%) | 21 (77.8%) | 21 (91.3%) | 0.193 |
Job Status | ||||
Unemployed | 10 (20.0%) | 5 (18.5%) | 5 (21.7%) | |
Employed | 40 (80.0%) | 22 (81.5%) | 18 (78.3%) | 0.777 |
Monthly income | ||||
Under 1,000,000 T (<$100) | 34 (68.0%) | 20 (74.1%) | 14 (60.8%) | 0.252 |
1,000,000-4,999,999 T ($100–499) | 14 (28.0%) | 7 (25.9%) | 7 (30.4%) | |
5,000,000 T or more (>$500) | 2 (4.0%) | 0 | 2 (8.8%) | |
Alcohol use in the last 12 months | ||||
No | 36 (73.5%) | 19 (70.4%) | 17 (77.3%) | 0.586 |
Yes | 13 (26.5%) | 8 (29. 6%) | 5 (22.7%) | |
Injecting frequency reported in the last 3 months | ||||
No recent injection | 11 (22.5%) | 7 (25.9%) | 4 (18.2%) | 0.291 |
< weekly | 16 (32.6%) | 9 (33.4%) | 7 (31.8%) | |
< not daily but at least weekly (i.e., weekly) | 8 (16.3%) | 6 (22.2%) | 2 (9.1%) | |
Daily | 14 (28.6%) | 5 (18.5%) | 9 (40.9%) | |
Injected with another person in the last 12 months | ||||
No | 18 (36.0%) | 7 (25.9%) | 11 (47.8%) | 0.108 |
Yes | 32 (64.0%) | 20 (74.1%) | 12 (52.2%) | |
Receptive injecting equipment sharing in the last 12 months | ||||
No | 44 (88.0%) | 24 (88.9%) | 20 (87.0%) | 0.834 |
Yes | 6 (12.0%) | 3 (11.1%) | 3 (13.0%) | |
Receptive syringe sharing in the last 12 months | ||||
No | 46 (92.0%) | 26 (96.3%) | 20 (87.0%) | 0.225 |
Yes | 4 (8.0%) | 1 (3.7%) | 3 (13.0%) | |
Ever history of drug overdose | ||||
No | 26 (52.0%) | 14 (51.8%) | 12 (52.2%) | 0.982 |
Yes | 24 (48.0%) | 13 (48.2%) | 11 (47.8%) | |