Table 1 Information related to the history of drug use in truck and bus drivers
From: Prevalence of HIV infection and high-risk behaviors in truck and bus drivers in Kurdistan province
Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Drug use history | |
Yes | 92 (15.3) |
No | 509 (84.7) |
Type of drug use | |
Opium | 75 (81.5) |
Methamphetamine | 9 (9.8) |
Heroin | 3 (3.3) |
Methadone | 1 (1.1) |
Combination of several types of drugs | 2 (2.2) |
Other (cannabis, tramadol) | 2 (2.2) |
Location of drug use for the first time | |
Friend’s house | 42 (45.7) |
Private house | 27 (29.3) |
During driving | 13 (14.1) |
Prison | 2 (2.2) |
Other | 8 (8.7) |
Way of drug use for the first time | |
Inhalation | 76 (82.6) |
Oral | 11 (12.0) |
Injection | 1 (1.1) |
Other | 4 (4.3) |
Current drug use | |
Yes | 40 (43.5) |
No | 52 (56.5) |