Injecting Drug Users and Their Health Seeking Behavior: A Cross-Sectional Study in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Table 2

Distribution of respondents by drug use ().

Variables	Number ()	Percentage (%)
Current drug of choice
Injection pethidine	22	18.3
Injection buprenorphine	48	40.0
Injection sedatives	19	15.8
Injection (others)/mixed injections	31	25.8
Names of first drug use
Injection pethidine	10	8.3
Injection buprenorphine	6	5.0
Injection sedatives	8	6.7
Injection (others)	9	7.5
Phensedyl	22	18.3
Ganja	61	50.8
Heroin	3	2.5
Others (noninjecting)	1	0.8
Age of taking first drug (years)
<16	19	15.8
16–24	62	51.7
25–34	18	15
35–44	10	8.3
45–54	7	5.8
>55	4	3.3
Age of first injecting drug (years)
<16	7	5.8
16–24	17	14.2
25–34	37	30.8
35–44	26	21.7
45–54	10	8.3
>55	3	2.5
Duration of injecting drug use
<6 months	30	25.0
6 months–<1 year	21	17.5
1–3 years	22	18.3
3–5 years	27	22.5
More than 5 years	20	16.7