Table 1 Characteristics of 266 Aboriginal IDU by solvent-use status, Winnipeg Manitoba

15-29

21(47.7)

51(22.4)

Ref

<.001

30-39

17(38.6)

86(37.7)

0.48 (0.23,0.99)

40+

6(13.6)

91(39.9)

0.16 (0.07,0.42)

Mean (SD)

31.6(7.5)

36.3(9.1)

25(56.8)

117(52.7)

1.18 (0.62,2.27)

.617

5(11.4)

37(16.7)

0.64 (0.24,1.73)

.362

38(86.4)

169(76.1)

2.35 (0.90,6.15)

.135

Own House

27(61.4)

121(54.5)

1.33 (0.68,2.57)

.403

Family House

14(31.8)

32(14.4)

2.71 (1.32,5.79)

.005

Friend's House

37(84.1)

158(71.2)

2.14 (0.91,5.05)

.077

Empty House

10(22.7)

22(9.9)

2.67 (1.16,6.14)

.017

Shelter/Hostel

0(0.0)

6(2.3)

n/a

.277

Hotel

28(63.6)

95(42.8)

2.34 (1.20,4.57)

.011

Shooting Gallery

15(34.1)

35(15.8)

2.76 (1.35,5.66)

.004

Street

18(40.9)

56(25.2)

2.05 (1.05,4.02)

.034

Share needles (Ever)

25(56.8)

104(46.9)

1.49 (0.78,2.87)

.227

Share needles (6 months)

15(34.1)

27(12.2)

3.74 (1.78,7.85)

<.001

Share injection equipment

13(29.6)

72(32.4)

0.87 (0.43,1.77)

.708

Inject someone as service

9(20.5)

62(28.2)

0.66 (0.29,1.44)

.291

Inject someone as favour

19(43.2)

97(44.1)

0.96 (0.50,1.85)

.912

Ease of obtaining needles

34(77.3)

188(84.7)

0.61 (0.28,1.36)

.227

Cocaine

21(47.7)

152(68.5)

0.42 (0.22,0.81)

.008

Talwin & Ritalin

38(86.4)

78(35.1)

11.69 (4.73,28.87)

<.001

Morphine

7(15.9)

63(28.4)

0.48 (0.20,1.12)

.086

Heroin

0(0.0)

18(8.1)

n/a

--

Amphetamines

0(0.0)

4(1.8)

n/a

--

Methadone

0(0.0)

9(4.1)

n/a

--

Crack

4(9.1)

61(27.5)

0.26 (0.09,0.77)

.010

Crystal Methamphetamine

1(2.3)

9(4.1)

0.55 (0.07,4.46)

.570

Dilaudid

3(6.8)

23(10.4)

0.63 (0.18,2.21)

.470

Oxycontin

1(2.3)

6(2.7)

0.84 (0.10,7.13)

.871

HIV (n = 233)

7(17.5)

16(8.3)

2.34 (0.90,6.15)

.082

Hepatitis C (n = 238)

33(80.5)

109(55.3)

3.33 (1.46,7.58)

.004