Variables
Rehabilitation
Harm reduction
Male n(%)
Male n(%)
Female n(%)
Age (years)
15-19
13(9.6)
26(13.61)
4(8)
20-24
55(40.4)
52(27.23)
18(36)
25-29
43(31.6)
73(38.23)
15(30)
30-34
25(18.4)
40(20.93)
13(26)
Total
136(100)
191(100)
50(100) Place Damak 11(8.1) 48(25.1) 5(10) Pokhara 26(19.1) 44(23.03) 7(14) Kathmandu 42(30.9) 23(12.04) 10(20) Dharan 40(29.4) 25(13.13) 16(32) Biratnagar 17(12.5) 51(26.7) 12(24) Total 136(100) 191(100) 50(100)
Religion
Hindu
101(74.3)
129(67.5)
35(70)
Buddhist
17(12.5)
41(21.5)
12(24)
Christian
14(10.3)
13(6.8)
3(6)
Muslim
4(2.9)
8(4.2)
0
Total
136(100)
191(100)
50(100) Education Illiterate 10(7.4) 11(5.8) 2(4) Literate 126(92.6) 180(94.2) 48(96) Primary 14(10.3) 34(17.8) 9(18) Secondary 66(48.5) 101(52.9) 29(58) Above 46(33.8) 45(23.6) 10(20)
Occupation
Business
12(8.8)
34(17.8)
4(8)
Service
23(16.9)
24(12.6)
3(6)
Unemployed
69(50.7)
76(39.8)
30(60)
Agriculture
14(10.3)
24(12.6)
2(4)
Labour
18(13.2)
33(17.3)
11(22)
Total
136(100)
191(100)
50(100) Marital Status Single 94(69.1) 111(58.1) 25(50) Married 38(27.9) 70(36.6) 21(42) Divorced 4(2.9) 10(5.2) 4(8) Total 136(100) 191(100) 50(100)
were from the age group 20 -24.
Majority of the male respondents from rehabilitation center were from Kathmandu. Majority of the male respondents were from Biratnagar in harm reduction center and majority of the female respondents were from Dharan in harm reduction center. Majority of the male respondents in rehabilitation center followed Hindu religion (74.3%).
About 67.5% of the male respondents from harm reduction followed Hindu religion similarly about 70% of the female from harm reduction followed Hindu religion.
Only 7.4% of the male respondents in rehabilitation center, 5.8% of the male in harm reduction and 4% of the female in harm reduction were illiterate. The male respondents who were literate and were literate and were staying in rehabilitation center, majority of them (48.5%) had secondary level of education. Likewise 52.9% of male and 58% female from harm reduction had secondary level of education.
Half of the male respondents from rehabilitation center were unemployed. Likewise one third of the male respondents and more than half of the female respondents from harm reduction center were unemployed.
Majority of the male respondents from rehabilitation center belonged to nuclear family whereas majority of the male respondents and female respondents from harm reduction center belonged to nuclear and joint family respectively.
More than half of the respondents (69.1%) from rehabilitation were single. Likewise, more than half of the male respondents and half of the female respondents from harm reduction center were single.
Table 2, majority of the respondents from both rehabilitation center and harm reduction aged 20 to 24 inject in group. Majority of the respondents had 2 to 5 people in their group. Sharing syringe used by