Risk environments facing potential users of a supervised injection site in Ottawa, Canada

Table 2 Risk environment comparison by willingness to use a supervised injection service in Ottawa^a

	Intention to use an SIS in Ottawa; no. (and %) of participant^b
Characteristic^c	Yes	No	OR (and 95 %CI)^d
Characteristic^c	n = 205	n = 67	OR (and 95 %CI)^d
Age	42.0	44.0	p value = 0.04
Sexual identity
LGBTQ	29 (93.5)	2 (6.5)	5.61 (1.30–24.19)
Straight	168 (72.1)	65 (27.9)
Injects with other people
Yes	176 (80.0)	44 (20.0)	3.23 (1.66–6.27)
No	26 (55.3)	21 (44.7)
Injects in public
Yes	81 (82.7)	17 (17.3)	1.98 (1.06–3.70)
No	113 (70.6)	47 (29.4)
Assistance to inject
Yes	81 (81.8)	18 (18.2)	1.84 (1.00–3.38)
No	120 (71.0)	49 (29.0)
Last hep C test
Positive	129 (80.1)	32 (19.9)	2.13 (1.16–3.91)
Negative	51 (65.4)	27 (34.6)
Overdosed
Yes	66 (83.5)	13 (16.5)	2.00 (1.02–3.92)
No	137 (71.7)	54 (28.3)

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
^aPercentages are calculated on the basis of the sum across each row
^bExcept where indicated otherwise. Because of missing responses, the data for some characteristics do not sum to 272
^cVariables are reported for the previous 12 months unless otherwise specified
^dFor each categorical variable, the reference category is the second category

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