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

Table 3

Distribution of respondents by health seeking behavior ().

Variables	Number ()	Percentage (%)
Primary point of care
Govt. center	13	10.8
Private center	23	19.2
Local MBBS doctor	40	33.3
Local pharmacy	12	10.0
Paramedics/quacks/traditional	10	8.3
None	22	18.3
Reason for delay or not taking treatment earlier
Don’t know where to go	48	40.0
Treatment too expensive	36	30.0
Treatment not effective	21	17.5
Other causes	15	12.5
Needle sharing
Always	48	40.0
Never	32	26.7
Sometimes	40	33.3
Reason for needle sharing ()
Cheap	12	10
Convenient	22	18.3
No problem known	24	20
Norm	18	15
Don't know	12	10
Willing to use NEP
Yes	69	57.5
No	36	30.0
Don’t know	15	12.5
Reason for not being willing to use NEP ()
Costs or loss of income	15	12.5
Fear of police	7	5.8
Social problems	9	7.5
Don’t know	5	4.2