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Table 2 Outcome adjusted odds ratios per injection risk behaviour, (2002–2012, N = 2150)

From: Risk behaviour determinants among people who inject drugs in Stockholm, Sweden over a 10-year period, from 2002 to 2012

 

Having shared injection drug solution

P value

Having lent out already used injection equipment

P value

Having received already used injection equipment

P value

Gender

 Man

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Woman

1.51 (1.03; 2.21)

0.036

1.31 (0.94; 1.83)

0.113

0.95 (0.67; 1.34)

0.755

Place of birth

 Sweden

1

 

1

1

  

 Europe (excl. Sweden)

0.96 (0.69; 1.33)

0.794

0.89 (0.66; 1.20)

0.45

0.88 (0.64; 1.21)

0.43

 Rest of the world

0.9 (0.57; 1.42)

0.644

0.68 (0.44; 1.04)

0.077

0.87 (0.56; 1.38)

0.563

Living situation

 Homeless

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Living with somebody

0.7 (0.52; 0.96)

0.027

0.8 (0.61; 1.06)

0.121

0.71 (0.53; 0.95)

0.022

 Own housing contract

0.63 (0.44; 0.9)

0.012

0.57 (0.41; 0.80)

0.001

0.41 (0.29; 0.58)

< 0.001

Number of times in prison

 0

1

 

1

 

1

 

 1–2

1 (0.69; 1.43)

0.986

0.94 (0.67; 1.3)

0.695

0.75 (0.53; 1.05)

0.097

 3 or more

1 (0.69; 1.45)

0.994

0.91 (0.65; 1.27)

0.567

0.8 (0.56; 1.13)

0.205

Age when starting drugs

 17–19 years

1

 

1

 

1

 

 ≤ 13 years

1.24 (0.79; 1.93)

0.347

1.23 (0.82; 1.85)

0.313

1.48 (0.97; 2.26)

0.067

 14–16 years

0.97 (0.64; 1.48)

0.891

1.12 (0.76; 1.65)

0.558

1.15 (0.77; 1.71)

0.507

 20–24 years

0.93 (0.49; 1.77)

0.815

0.73 (0.40; 1.36)

0.322

0.87 (0.46; 1.64)

0.666

 ≥ 25 years

0.95 (0.43; 2.07)

0.889

0.83 (0.40; 1.72)

0.615

0.42 (0.20; 0.89)

0.024

Age when starting injection drugs

 17–19 years

1

 

1

 

1

 

 ≤ 16 years

0.88 (0.59; 1.31)

0.53

1 (0.7; 1.42)

0.989

1.43 (0.99; 2.08)

0.06

 20–24 years

0.85 (0.59; 1.24)

0.407

0.76 (0.54; 1.06)

0.103

1.07 (0.75; 1.52)

0.706

 25–29 years

0.65 (0.4; 1.06)

0.083

0.78 (0.5; 1.22)

0.28

0.96 (0.6; 1.54)

0.873

 ≥ 30 years

0.46 (0.29; 0.76)

0.002

0.67 (0.43; 1.05)

0.078

0.8 (0.5; 1.28)

0.35

Type of drug at injection debut

 Heroin

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Amphetamine

0.98 (0.69; 1.39)

0.91

0.87 (0.63; 1.21)

0.413

0.8 (0.57; 1.14)

0.217

 Other

0.73 (0.33; 1.59)

0.426

1.27 (0.58; 2.74)

0.551

1.22 (0.53; 2.8)

0.635

Most used drug the last 12 months

 Heroin (inject)

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Amphetamine (inject)

2.43 (1.64; 3.62)

< 0.001

0.95 (0.67; 1.37)

0.80

0.88 (0.6; 1.29)

0.525

 Other (inject)

0.49 (0.18; 1.3)

0.152

0.40 (0.15; 1.09)

0.072

0.43 (0.15; 1.21)

0.109

 Cannabis

0.54 (0.33; 0.9)

0.017

0.38 (0.23; 0.63)

< 0.001

0.34 (0.21; 0.57)

< 0.001

 Amphetamine (oral)

0.73 (0.33; 1.6)

0.427

0.34 (0.15; 0.79)

0.012

0.2 (0.08; 0.5)

0.001

 Heroine (smoke)

0.39 (0.11; 1.37)

0.141

0.29 (0.08; 1.02)

0.053

0.23 (0.07; 0.77)

0.018

 Alcohol

0.37 (0.22; 0.62)

< 0.001

0.28 (0.16; 0.47)

< 0.001

0.43 (0.25; 0.73)

0.002

 Benzodiazepine (oral)

0.44 (0.24; 0.81)

0.008

0.43 (0.24; 0.79)

0.007

0.48 (0.26; 0.9)

0.021

 Buprenorphine (oral)

0.46 (0.23; 0.96)

0.037

0.31 (0.15; 0.66)

0.002

0.78 (0.37; 1.66)

0.517

 Cocaine sniffing)

0.09 (0.02; 0.45)

0.003

0.18 (0.05; 0.71)

0.014

0.16 (0.05; 0.58)

0.005

 Other (non-injectable drugs)

0.36 (0.16; 0.85)

0.02

0.39 (0.17; 0.9)

0.027

0.22 (0.09; 0.53)

0.001

Time from injection drug debut to current interview

 ≤ 5 years

1

 

1

 

1

 

 6–10 years

1.01 (0.69; 1.5)

0.941

0.89 (0.62; 1.28)

0.529

0.91 (0.62; 1.33)

0.618

 11–15 years

1.11 (0.69; 1.79)

0.661

0.96 (0.62; 1.49)

0.87

0.8 (0.51; 1.27)

0.347

 16–20 years

0.7 (0.42; 1.16)

0.163

0.68 (0.43; 1.09)

0.107

0.53 (0.33; 0.86)

0.01

 21–25 years

0.91 (0.53; 1.57)

0.741

0.87 (0.53; 1.4)

0.558

0.68 (0.41; 1.12)

0.13

 26–30 years

0.67 (0.36; 1.22)

0.19

0.58 (0.34; 1)

0.051

0.34 (0.2; 0.6)

< 0.001

 31–35 years

0.52 (0.28; 0.98)

0.044

0.58 (0.33; 1.04)

0.069

0.47 (0.26; 0.85)

0.013

 ≥ 36 years

0.72 (0.34; 1.51)

0.388

0.4 (0.2; 0.77)

0.006

0.2 (0.1; 0.4)

< 0.001

Calendar year of interview

 

0.87 (0.83; 0.92)

< 0.001

0.94 (0.9; 0.99)

0.022

0.89 (0.85; 0.94)

< 0.001