Table 1 Factors associated with drug-related harms, Tijuana, Mexico (Unadjusted ORs)

Sociodemographics

   Female

   Age (Increase per 5 years)

   Married/common Law

   Earned ≥ 3500 pesos on average per month^†

Drug Using Behaviors

   Used marijuana/hashish ^†

   Used heroin by itself ^†

   Used methamphetamine by itself ^†

   Injected drugs more than once per day^†

Physical Macroenvironment

   Perceived decrease in purity of at least one drug^†

   Deported from the United States

Physical Microenvironment

   Homeless^†

   Born outside Baja, California

   Spent time in jail, prison, or detention center^†

Social Microenvironment

   Traded sex^†

   Police affected access to sterile needles^†

Social Microenvironment

   Perceived an increase in price of at least one drug^†

Political Microenvironment

   Used local needle exchange program^†

   Hard or very hard perceived ease to get new, unused syringes^†

Experience with Police Practices

   Arrested^†

   Arrested for carrying drugs^†

   Arrested for carrying sterile needles/syringes^†

   Arrested for carrying used needles/syringes^†

   Arrested for having track marks^†

   Beaten or sexually assaulted by police (police violence)^†

   Had drugs planted, was asked for money, or had money taken by police (police corruption) ^†

   Had belongings burned, forced to leave, asked for sexual favors, or had syringe taken by police (police coercion) ^†

Prevalence of Infections

   Positive for HIV

   Active syphilis titer ≥1:8

   Positive for TB Infection