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Table 4 Follow-up covariates* (1 month after discharge) associated with relapse of male and female PWUDs

From: Factors associated with relapse into drug use among male and female attendees of a three-month drug detoxification–rehabilitation programme in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a prospective cohort study

Covariate

Male PWUDs (N = 123)

Female PWUDs (N = 89)

Category

B

p

Adjusted RHR (95% CI)

B

p

Adjusted RHR (95% CI)

Socio-demographic factors

Location where they live

      

  Stable housing§

  

1.0 (Ref.)

  

1.0 (Ref.)

  Unstable housing†

1.02

0.04

2.78 (1.05−7.35)

−0.68

0.06

0.51 (0.25−1.02)

Person(s) with whom they usually live

      

  Family member, relative

  

1.0 (Ref.)

   

  Spouse, sex partner

−0.25

0.56

0.78 (0.34−1.79)

   

  Non-PWUD friend, colleague

−0.83

0.05

0.44 (0.19−0.99)

   

  PWUD friend, drug dealer

0.06

0.93

1.06 (0.25−3.95)

   

 Alone

1.31

0.02

3.69 (1.29−10.53

   

Income level

      

 More than monthly average ‡

0.91

0.01

2.48 (1.22−5.02)

   

Not having children to support

   

1.18

<0.01

3.24 (1.38−7.64)

Sexual behaviour (in the past 1 month)

Bought sex from sex workers

0.83

0.01

2.29 (1.25−4.20)

   

Sold sex in exchange of money or drugs

   

0.94

<0.01

2.56 (1.52−4.29)

  1. *Only the covariates with significance of at least a 5% level for association with relapse by backward stepwise Cox multivariate analyses.
  2. §Stable housing = house, working place, shop, office, club.
  3. †Unstable housing = street, abandoned place, park, roof-top, veranda, bus/train terminal.
  4. ‡Monthly average incomes are BDT 6144 for male, and BDT 11397 for female (1USD is equivalent to 76.20 BDT as of 31 October 2011).
  5. B: Net effect of independent variables. RHR relative hazards risk, CI confidence interval.