Table 5 Odds ratios (unadjusted and adjusted) for variables that predict initiating others into injecting drug use
From: My first time: initiation into injecting drug use in Manipur and Nagaland, north-east India
Variable | Â | % initiating others | Unadjusted OR (95%CI) | Adjusted OR (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Male | 73.2 | Â | 1.0 |
|  | Female | 35.0 | 0.20 (0.07–0.52) | 0.28 (0.08–1.02) |
Employed | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | No | 75.6 | Â | 1.0 |
|  | Yes | 45.7 | 0.27 (0.13–0.58) | 0.35 (0.14–0.84) |
IDU friends at time of initiation | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | No | 40.6 | Â | 1.0 |
|  | Yes | 76.1 | 4.65 (2.10–10.30) | 5.11 (1.98–13.22) |
Using alcohol around time of initiation | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | No | 47.5 | Â | 1.0 |
|  | Yes | 74.8 | 3.29 (1.61–6.73) | 3.47 (1.47–8.19) |
Taught to inject at initiation | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | No | 58.1 | Â | 1.0 |
|  | Yes | 74.5 | 2.10 (1.12–3.97) | 2.65 (1.20–5.89) |
Paid for drug at initiation | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | No | 79.4 | Â | 1.0 |
|  | Yes | 58.9 | 0.37 (0.20–0.70) | 0.27 (0.12–0.57) |