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Table 4 Generalized linear mixed models (GLMM) logistic regression results: Predictors of continued drug-related risk behaviors

From: Predictors of continued HIV-risk behaviors among drug users in methadone maintenance therapy program in China—A prospective study

Variables

Drug injection

Syringe sharing

Unadjusted OR

Adjusted OR

Unadjusted OR

Adjusted OR

Age

0.99 (0.98 ~ 0.99) ***

0.98(0.97 ~ 0.99) ***

0.97(0.96 ~ 0.98) ***

0.97(0.95 ~ 0.98)***

Years of drug use before MMT

1.03(1.02 ~ 1.04) ***

1.04(1.03 ~ 1.06) ***

1.03(1.02 ~ 1.05) ***

1.03(1.01 ~ 1.05)**

Sex

    

 Male

1.55(1.35 ~ 1.79) ***

1.35(1.08 ~ 1.69) *

1.62(1.25 ~ 2.10) ***

1.27(0.90 ~ 1.79)

 Female

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Employment status

    

 Employed

0.96 (0.89 ~ 1.04)

0.85(0.74 ~ 0.97) *

1.04(0.92 ~ 1.17)

1.02(0.85 ~ 1.23)

 Unemployed

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Education

    

 Senior school or higher

0.69(0.61 ~ 0.78) ***

0.71(0.58 ~ 0.88) **

0.61(0.49 ~ 0.75) ***

0.81(0.59 ~ 1.12)

 Junior school

1.00(0.91 ~ 1.11)

0.98(0.83 ~ 1.16)

1.03(0.23 ~ 4.67) ***

1.19(0.95 ~ 1.49)

 Primary school

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Marriage status

    

 Married

0.75(0.69 ~ 0.81) ***

0.81(0.71 ~ 0.93) **

0.73(0.65 ~ 0.82) ***

0.91(0.75 ~ 1.10)

 Unmarried

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HIV status

    

 Positive

2.12(1.80 ~ 2.49) ***

1.70(1.23 ~ 2.35) **

5.22(4.44 ~ 6.15) ***

4.73(3.53 ~ 6.35) ***

 Negative

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HCV status

    

 Positive

1.87(1.70 ~ 2.06) ***

2.58(2.19 ~ 3.04) ***

1.67(1.40 ~ 1.99) ***

1.97(1.51 ~ 2.58) ***

 Negative

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MMT mean dosage

1.00a(1.00b ~ 1.00c) *

1.00d(0.99 ~ 1.00e) **

1.00(1.00 ~ 1.00)

1.00(1.00 ~ 1.00)

Treatment adherence

0.42(0.36 ~ 0.48) ***

0.18(0.16 ~ 0.19) ***

0.34(0.30 ~ 0.38) ***

0.42(0.36 ~ 0.48) ***

Longest duration of abstinence

0.86(0.85 ~ 0.87) ***

0.91(0.89 ~ 0.93) ***

0.86(0.84 ~ 0.88) ***

0.92(0.89 ~ 0.95) ***

Unprotected sex

    

 Yes

1.05(0.95 ~ 1.16)

1.13(0.99 ~ 1.29)

1.13(0.96 ~ 1.33)

1.27(1.06 ~ 1.53) ***

 No

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Multiple sexual partners

    

 Yes

1.11(0.96 ~ 1.29)

0.91(0.75 ~ 1.12)

1.42(1.15 ~ 1.77) **

1.49(1.17 ~ 1.90) **

 No

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  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.
  2. Exact value: a: 0.998; b: 0.996; c: 0.999; d: 0.995; e: 0.998.