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Table 1 Univariate associations between sociodemographic characteristics, selected drug use behaviours and willingness to use a safer smoking facility (SSF)

From: Potential community and public health impacts of medically supervised safer smoking facilities for crack cocaine users

Willingness to Use a Safer Smoking Facility

Characteristic

Yes

No

OR

p-value

n(%)

n(%)

(95% CI)

Age

    

Median [IQ range]

40 (35–46)

41 (34–45)

 

0.729

Gender

    

Male

199 (67)

90 (68)

0.90 (0.58–1.39)

0.642

Female

103 (34)

42 (32)

  

Ethnicity

    

Aboriginal

136 (45)

48 (36)

1.46 (1.00–2.22)

0.077

Non-Aboriginal

167 (55)

86 (64)

  

Homeless

    

Yes vs. No

43 (14)

8 (6)

2.61 (1.19–5.71)

0.014

Slept outdoors

    

Yes vs. No

122 (40)

35 (26)

1.91 (1.22–2.98)

0.004

HIV positive

    

Yes vs. No

81 (27)

30 (22)

1.18 (0.84–1.67)

0.336

HCV positive

    

Yes vs. No

210 (69)

86 (64)

1.17 (0.90–1.57)

0.290

Exchanged sex for drugs or money

    

Yes vs. No

107 (35)

38 (28)

1.26 (0.91–1.73)

0.154

Exchanged sex for drugs or money while using crack (last 6 months)

    

Yes vs. No

55 (18)

15 (11)

1.76 (1.00–3.24)

0.047

Current IDU

    

Yes vs. No

163 (54)

47 (35)

1.71 (1.27–2.31)

<0.001

Inject with others

    

Yes vs. No

142 (47)

39 (29)

2.15 (1.39–3.32)

0.001

Injection bingeing

    

Yes vs. No

108 (36)

28 (21)

2.10 (1.30–3.38)

0.002