From: Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people who use substances: a case study in Tehran
Variable | Total samples | Covid-19 Vaccination | P-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
Cost of Substance consumption per month | Less than 2 million | 208 (54.1) | 156 (55.1) | 52 (55.3) | 0.801 |
2–5 million | 74 (19.5) | 58 (20.3) | 16 (17) | ||
Over 5 million | 96 (24.5) | 70 (24.6) | 26 (27.7) | ||
Lifetime drug injection history | No | 304 (83.1) | 226 (81.9) | 78 (86.7) | 0.299 |
Yes | 62 (16.9) | 50 (18.1) | 12 (13.3) | ||
Lifetime prison history | Yes | 266 (69.6) | 196 (68.5) | 70 (72.9) | 0.412 |
No | 116 (30.4) | 90 (31.5) | 26 (27.1) | ||
History of sexually transmitted infections | Yes | 60 (15.7) | 48 (16.8) | 12 (12.5) | 0.318 |
No | 324 (84.3) | 238 (83.2) | 84 (87.5) | ||
History of mental illness | Yes | 94 (25) | 64 (22.9) | 30 (31.3) | 0.152 |
No | 282 (75) | 216 (77.1) | 66 (68.8) | ||
History of chronic diseases | Yes | 104 (27.7) | 72 (25.7) | 32 (33.3) | 0.158 |
No | 272 (72.3) | 208 (74.3) | 64 (66.7) | ||
History of COVID-19 infection | Yes | 108 (28.4) | 82 (28.9) | 26 (27.1) | 0.733 |
No | 272 (71.6) | 202 (71.1) | 70 (72.9) | ||
Access to vaccination center | High | 272 (71.6) | 226 (79.6) | 46 (47.9) | 0.001 |
Low | 108 (28.4) | 58 (20.4) | 50 (52.1) | ||
History of arrest for detox camp during COVID-19 pandemic | Yes | 216 (66.3) | 164 (67.2) | 52 (63.4) | 0.522 |
No | 110 (33.7) | 80 (32.8) | 30 (36.6) | ||
Attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination | Mean and SD | 56.89(11.23) | 59.68 (9.26) | 48.11 (12.09) | 0.001 |
Type of common Substance used | Opium | 74 (19.5) | 62 (21.8) | 12 (12.5) | 0.031 |
Heroin | 148 (38.9) | 102 (35.9) | 46 (47.9) | ||
Meth and heroin cocktail | 34 (8.9) | 26 (9.2) | 8 (8.3) | ||
Methamphetamine | 98 (25.8) | 70 (24.6) | 28 (29.2) | ||
Others including: cannabis, ketamine, LSD, ecstasy | 26 (6.8) | 24 (8.5) | 2 (201) |