Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV prevalence and related sexual and substance use risk practices among key populations who access HIV prevention, treatment and related services in South Africa: findings from a seven-city cross-sectional survey (2017)

Table 2 Substance use practices among participants (n = 3439)

	SWs (n = 1528)					MSM (n = 746)			PWUD/ID (n = 1165)			TOTAL
	CT	PE	Mthatha	DBN	PMB	CT	JHB	PTA	CT	DBN	PTA
N	384	248	248	399	249	250	250	246	367	398	400	3439
Substances used in last month
Any substance^a	296 (77%)	216 (87%)	194 (78%)	305 (76%)	160 (64%)	176 (70%)	199 (80%)	119 (48%)	361 (98%)	396 (99%)	396 (99%)	2818 (82%)
Alcohol	217 (56%)	205 (83%)	194 (78%)	295 (74%)	148 (59%)	152 (61%)	192 (77%)	102 (42%)	29 (8%)	19 (5%)	15 (4%)	1568 (46%)
Heroin^b	32 (8%)	1 (< 1%)	0	0	12 (5%)	17 (7%)	3 (1%)	1 (< 1%)	300 (82%)	394 (99%)	378 (95%)	1138 (33%)
Methamphetamine	107 (28%)	17 (7%)	0	2 (1%)	1 (< 1%)	27 (11%)	11 (4%)	6 (2%)	293 (80%)	8 (2%)	14 (4%)	486 (14%)
Cannabis	55 (14%)	14 (6%)	0	32 (8%)	9 (4%)	39 (16%)	43 (17%)	31 (13%)	45 (12%)	44 (11%)	121 (30%)	433 (13%)
Cocaine	12 (3%)	0	0	31 (8%)	4 (2%)	11 (4%)	4 (2%)	2 (1%)	9 (2%)	13 (3%)	118 (30%)	204 (6%)
Methcathinone	4 (1%)	2 (1%)	0	20 (5%)	0	8 (3%)	11 (4%)	10 (4%)	1 (< 1%)	1 (< 1%)	11 (3%)	68 (2%)
Injected a drug in the last 12 months	0	0	0	0	0	24 (10%)	9 (4%)	8 (3%)	292 (80%)	315 (79%)	313 (79%)	961 (28%)
Injected a drug in last month	0	0	0	0	0	22 (9%)	8 (3%)	8 (3%)	290 (79%)	313 (79%)	311 (78%)	952 (28%)
Currently on OST for ≥ 30 days	0	0	0	0	0	7 (3%)	1 (< 1%)	1 (< 1%)	12 (3%)	16 (4%)	21 (5%)	58 (2%)

^aRefers to any of the substances listed in this table
^bHeroin is known locally as nyaope and whoonga
CT Cape Town, DBN Durban, JHB Johannesburg, PE Port Elizabeth, PMB Pietermaritzburg, PTA Pretoria

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