|
Variable
|
n
/
N
|
Prevalence of sharing needles and syringes in the past month before a survey (%) with 95% CI
|
Unadjusted OR
|
Adjusted OR
|
|---|
|
(95% CI)
a
|
(95% CI)
|
|---|
|
Age group (years)
| | |
p = 0.054
|
p = 0.010b
|
|
≤25
|
4/64
|
6.2 (2.4–15.0)
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
|
≥26
|
53/335
|
15.8 (12.3–20.1)
|
2.81 (0.98–8.08)
|
4.16 (1.44–14.77)
|
|
Sex
| | |
p = 0.123
|
p = 0.039
|
|
Male
|
48/359
|
13.4 (10.2–17.3)
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
|
Female
|
9/40
|
22.5 (12.3–37.5)
|
1.88 (0.84–4.20)
|
2.53 (1.04–6.12)
|
|
Monthly income
| | |
p = 0.041
|
p = 0.051
|
|
>300 EUR
|
4/68
|
5.9 (2.3–14.2)
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
|
≤301 EUR
|
52/329
|
15.8 (12.3–20.1)
|
3.00 (1.05–8.60)
|
4.13 (0.99–18.77)
|
|
Frequency of injecting in the past month
| | |
p = 0.006
|
p = 0.008
|
|
Once per day or less
|
19/202
|
9.4 (6.1–14.2)
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
|
More than once per day
|
38/197
|
19.3 (14.4–25.4)
|
2.30 (1.27–4.15)
|
2.44 (1.25–4.73)
|
|
Number of sex partners in the past 12 months
| | |
p = 0.023
|
p = 0.009
|
|
≤3
|
26/242
|
10.7 (7.4–15.3)
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
|
≥4
|
28/147
|
19.1 (13.5–26.1)
|
1.95 (1.09–3.48)
|
2.35 (1.24–4.46)
|
|
Injected drugs in parks or on streets in the past month
| | |
p = 0.014
|
p = 0.010
|
|
No
|
41/330
|
12.4 (9.3–16.4)
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
|
Yes
|
16/66
|
24.2 (15.5–35.8)
|
2.25 (1.17–4.32)
|
2.61 (1.25–5.44)
|
|
Provided with free sterile needles and syringes in the past 12 monthsc
| | |
p = 0.009
|
p = 0.008
|
|
Yes
|
49/381
|
12.9 (9.9–16.6)
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
|
No
|
6/16
|
37.5 (18.5–61.4)
|
4.06 (1.41–11.68)
|
5.74 (1.58–20.9)
|
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aOR = odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.
-
b
p values represent significance test for heterogeneity across the variable.
-
cThis refers to being given free-of-charge needles and syringes by NGOs and/or the Primary Health Care Centre.
