Table 1 Socio-demographic Characteristic of IDUs, non IDUs and Non-DUs in in Coastal Kenya between 2012–2013
From: Nutritional status of people who inject drugs in Coastal Kenya: a cross-sectional study
All participants | Drug Use Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Â | Non- DUs | Non-IDUs | IDUs | p-value |
(N = 752) | (N = 306) | (N = 75) | (N = 371) | ||
Age; median [IQR] yrs | 32 (27–38) | 33 (27–40) | 33 (27–41) | 30 (27–35) | 0.02 |
Gender, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 435 (58) | 114 (37) | 50 (67) | 271 (73) | < 0.001 |
Female | 317 (42) | 192 (63) | 25 (33) | 100 (27) | Â |
Education level, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
None/Primary | 479 (64) | 163 (53) | 46 (61) | 270 (73) | < 0.001 |
Above primary | 273 (36) | 143 (47) | 29 (39) | 101 (27) | Â |
Marital status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Never married | 220 (29) | 75 (25) | 15 (20) | 130 (35) | < 0.001 |
Currently married | 247 (33) | 139 (45) | 34 (45) | 74 (20) | Â |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 285 (38) | 92 (30) | 26 (35) | 167 (45) | Â |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Catholic | 208 (28) | 93 (31) | 29 (39) | 86 (23) | < 0.001 |
Protestant | 221 (29) | 138 (45) | 27 (36) | 56 (15) | Â |
Muslim | 323 (43) | 75 (25) | 19 (25) | 229 (62) | Â |
Income (US $/ month) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< 60 | 170 (23) | 136 (44) | 24 (32) | 10 (2.7) | < 0. 001 |
60 to 120 | 160 (21) | 93 (30) | 32 (43) | 35 (9.4) | Â |
120 to 240 | 209 (28) | 59 (19) | 12 (16) | 138 (37) | Â |
> 240 | 213 (28) | 18 (5.9) | 7 (9.3) | 188 (51) |  |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Self employed | 491 (65) | 144 (47) | 43 (57) | 304 (82) | < 0.001 |
Formally employed | 159 (21) | 72 (24) | 23 (31) | 64 (17) | Â |
None/student | 102 (14) | 90 (29) | 9 (12) | 3 (0.8) | Â |