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Table 2 Quality of life and socio-economic indicators (n = 420)

From: Quality of life, depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation among men who inject drugs in Delhi, India

Category

% (95% C.I.)

Feel hopeful for your future

 

Very hopeful

21.1 (15.5-26.7)

Somewhat hopeful

60.0 (55.5-64.4)

Not at all hopeful

19.0 (14.4-23.5)

Feel safe in your daily life

 

[safe from violence, crime and harassment]

 

Very safe

17.7 (13.0-22.4)

Somewhat safe

54.2 (47.6-60.7)

Not at all safe

28.2 (21.8-34.6)

Rating of personal health

 

Very good

0.7 (0.0-1.4)

Good

10.9 (7.3-14.6)

Average

45.9 (40.7-51.2)

Poor

26.8 (22.1-31.4)

Very poor

15.6 (10.3-20.9)

Relationship with family

 

Very good

3.0 (1.1-5.0)

Good

13.5 (9.8-17.2)

Average

43.0 (37.7-48.4)

Poor

21.3 (15.5-27.1)

Very poor

19.2 (13.0-25.3)

Included in family events

 

Always

16.4 (9.6-23.2)

Some or most of the time

11.1 (7.8-14.3)

Rarely

27.1 (22.9-31.3)

Never

45.4 (38.4-52.5)

Literacy

 

Literate

37.8 (56.7-67.6)

Illiterate

62.2 (56.7-67.6)

Years of primary and secondary education completed

 

Never attended school

38.0 (32.7-43.3)

Completed between 1–4 years

28.0 (22.9-33.2)

Completed between 5–11 years

32.1 (27.4-36.8)

Completed 12 years

1.8 (0.6-3.1)

Daily income (rupees)a

 

≤100 rupees

21.9 (16.7-27.1)

101–150 rupees

26.8 (21.7-32.0)

151–200 rupees

24.3 (19.8-28.8)

201–250 rupees

11.9 (7.8-16.0)

251+ rupees

15.1 (10.7-19.6)

Main source of income

 

Skilled manual work

10.9 (6.3-15.5)

Unskilled manual work

18.7 (11.7-25.8)

Scavenging (e.g. rag picking)

47.8 (37.5-58.2)

Trading / vending

1.8 (0.5-3.2)

Crime (e.g. pick pocketing, selling drugs, etc.)

5.7 (2.4-9.0)

Begging

1.7 (0.1-3.3)

No source of income

11.1 (7.1-15.1)

Other

2.2 (0.1-3.9)

Place where slept most in past 3 months

 

Homeless

68.8 (57.4-80.3)

House / flat of relative or friend

16.0 (8.6-23.4)

Own house or flat

5.9 (1.6-10.2)

Rented room (hotel or rooming house)

5.7 (3.1-8.2)

Other temporary housing

3.6 (1.8-5.3)

Ever been imprisoned

 

No

30.4 (27.2-33.5)

Yes

69.6 (66.5-72.8)

Number of times beaten up in the past 6 months

 

0

50.7 (44.5-57.0)

1

15.7 (10.6-20.9)

2

13.2 (9.5-16.9)

3

9.3 (6.4-12.1)

4+

11.0 (8.4-13.5)

  1. a 1.00 USD = 54.25 rupees [as of 9th May 2013].