From: Declining trends in the rates of assisted injecting: a prospective cohort study
Characteristic | Males | Females | ||
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Unadjusted OR | Adjusted OR | Unadjusted OR | Adjusted OR | |
(95 % CI) | (95 % CI) | (95 % CI) | (95 % CI) | |
Interview year | ||||
(per year later) | 0.95 (0.92–0.99) | 0.95 (0.92–0.99) | 0.90 (0.87–0.94) | 0.93 (0.89–0.97) |
Ethnicity | ||||
(Caucasian vs. other) | 1.09 (0.80–1.49) | 1.29 (0.91–1.81) | ||
Education | ||||
(<high school diploma vs. ≥high school diploma) | 1.14 (0.85–1.53) | 0.95 (0.66–1.35) | ||
Currently in a stable relationship | ||||
(yes vs. no) | 1.20 (0.99–1.47) | 1.05 (0.86–1.28) | ||
Homelessa | ||||
(yes vs. no) | 1.10 (0.91–1.32) | 1.53 (1.23–1.90) | ||
Sex worka | ||||
(yes vs. no) | 2.67 (1.48–4.80) | 2.17 (1.18–3.99) | 1.48 (1.21–1.82) | |
Incarcerateda | ||||
(yes vs. no) | 1.08 (0.86–1.34) | 1.57 (1.19–2.09) | ||
Victim of violencea | ||||
(yes vs. no) | 1.35 (1.13–1.62) | 1.24 (1.03–1.48) | 1.56 (1.26–1.93) | 1.31 (1.06–1.62) |
Years since first injection | ||||
(per 10 years longer) | 0.85 (0.75–0.97) | 0.60 (0.49–0.73) | 0.80 (0.65–0.98) | |
Heroin injectiona | ||||
(≥daily vs. <daily) | 1.37 (1.15–1.63) | 1.53 (1.23–1.90) | ||
Cocaine injectiona | ||||
(≥daily vs. <daily) | 1.56 (1.23–1.98) | 0.92 (0.70–1.22) | ||
Crystal meth injectiona | ||||
(≥daily vs. <daily) | 2.11 (1.49–2.99) | 2.20 (1.54–3.14) | 0.99 (0.53–1.87) | |
PO injectiona | ||||
(≥daily vs. <daily) | 1.01 (0.77–1.33) | 0.98 (0.65–1.48) | ||
Injecting in publica | ||||
(yes vs. no) | 1.67 (1.41–1.97) | 1.56 (1.31–1.85) | 1.90 (1.57–2.30) | 1.59 (1.29–1.96) |
Syringe borrowinga | ||||
(yes vs. no) | 1.38 (1.07–1.77) | 1.96 (1.54–2.49) | 1.47 (1.14–1.91) | |
Non-fatal overdosea | ||||
(yes vs. no) | 1.56 (1.20–2.03) | 1.23 (0.89–1.70) | ||
Ever learned safe injection technique by healthcare provider | ||||
(yes vs. no) | 1.05 (0.75–1.47) | 1.93 (1.26–2.96) | 1.80 (1.16–2.79) |