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

Table 4

Distribution of respondents by knowledge about diseases spread by drug use ().

Variables	Number ()	Percentage (%)
Knowledge about diseases spread
Yes	48	24.2
No	72	60.0
Diseases spread
HIV/AIDS	21	17.5
Syphilis	8	6.7
Hepatitis B/C	7	5.8
Other blood-borne diseases	3	2.5
Don’t know	81	67.5
Ever heard of (multiple answers possible)
HIV/AIDS	68	56.7
Syphilis	21	17.5
Hepatitis B/C	45	37.5
Knowledge about protection
Not injecting any more drugs	35	29.2
Cleaning syringe/needle with water	41	34.2
Using condoms	12	10.0
Taking medicines	6	5.0
No need	3	2.5
Don't know	23	19.2
Consequences of drug use (multiple answers possible)
Affecting my health	103	85.8
Affecting my job/education	87	72.5
Affecting family relationships	96	80.0
Affecting socially	65	54.2
Others	51	42.5