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Table 2 Factors independently associated with drug-related harms, Tijuana, Mexico --odds ratios for fixed effects (n = 727)

From: Factors associated with drug-related harms related to policing in Tijuana, Mexico

Variable

Adjusted OR

95% CI

Social microenvironment

  

   Arrested†

1.93*

(1.46-2.55)

Physical microenvironment

  

   Homelessness†

1.58*

(1.12-2.23)

Drug Using Behaviors

  

   Injected drugs more than once per day†

2.01*

(1.42-2.85)

   Used methamphetamine by itself†

1.92*

(1.43-2.57)

Political Microenvironment

  

   Used local needle exchange program

1.91*

(1.34-2.71)

Physical macroenvironment

  

   Perceived a decrease in purity of at least one drug†

2.09*

(1.25-3.50)

  1. * p < 0.05
  2. †Past 6 months