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Table 3 Comparison of Risk Assessment Index within some groups

From: Hidden populations: discovering the differences between the known and the unknown drug using populations in the Republic of Georgia

Sample characteristics

Sample type

NSP

PDI

 

Groups

Drug index 95% CI

p values

Sex index 95% CI

p values

Risk index 95% CI

p values

Drug index 95% CI

p values

Sex index 95% CI

p values

Risk index 95% CI

p values

Age

= < 25

0.56 (0.47:0.65)

0.54

0.84 (0.76:0.91)

0.77

0.68 (0.64:0.73)

0.45

0.31 (0.29:0.32)

0.02

0.62 (0.6:0.65)

0.00

0.45 (0.43:0.46)

0.00

= > 26

0.54 (0.52:0.55)

0.82 (0.81:0.84)

0.67 (0.66:0.68)

0.33 (0.32:0.34)

0.69 (0.68:0.7)

0.49 (0.48:0.5)

Gender

Woman

0.43 (0.4:0.46)

0.00

0.9 (0.87:0.94)

0.00

0.64 (0.62:0.66)

0.09

0.24 (0.21:0.26)

0.00

0.64 (0.6:0.68)

0.02

0.42 (0.4:0.44)

0.00

Man

0.55 (0.53:0.57)

0.82 (0.8:0.83)

0.67 (0.66:0.68)

0.34 (0.33:0.34)

0.68 (0.67:0.69)

0.49 (0.48:0.5)

Vint, Jeff

Injected

0.53 (0.49:0.57)

0.69

0.79 (0.76:0.83)

0.06

0.65 (0.62:0.68)

0.11

0.3 (0.28:0.32)

0.00

0.65 (0.63:0.67)

0.00

0.46 (0.44:0.47)

0.00

Have not injected

0.54 (0.52:0.56)

0.83 (0.82:0.85)

0.67 (0.66:0.68)

0.33 (0.32:0.34)

0.69 (0.67:0.7)

0.49 (0.48:0.5)

Heroin, Siretsi

Injected

0.55 (0.52:0.58)

0.17

0.89 (0.86:0.91)

0.00

0.7 (0.69:0.72)

0.00

0.35 (0.34:0.36)

0.00

0.7 (0.69:0.72)

0.00

0.51 (0.5:0.51)

0.00

Have not injected

0.53 (0.5:0.55)

0.77 (0.76:0.79)

0.64 (0.63:0.65)

0.3 (0.29:0.32)

0.65 (0.63:0.66)

0.46 (0.45:0.47)

Desomorphine

Injected

0.67 (0.64:0.7)

0.00

0.73 (0.71:0.76)

0.00

0.7 (0.68:0.71)

0.00

0.39 (0.37:0.41)

0.00

0.67 (0.65:0.7)

0.82

0.52 (0.5:0.54)

0.00

Have not injected

0.49 (0.47:0.5)

0.86 (0.84:0.88)

0.65 (0.64:0.67)

0.31 (0.3:0.32)

0.68 (0.67:0.69)

0.48 (0.47:0.48)

Suboxone/Subutex

Injected

0.43 (0.4:0.46)

0.00

0.8 (0.77:0.82)

0.00

0.6 (0.58:0.61)

0.04

0.32 (0.3:0.33)

0.24

0.65 (0.63:0.67)

0.00

0.47 (0.45:0.48)

0.00

Have not injected

0.57 (0.55:0.59)

0.83 (0.82:0.85)

0.69 (0.68:0.7)

0.33 (0.32:0.34)

0.69 (0.68:0.7)

0.49 (0.48:0.5)

Condom use during the last 6 monthsα

Did not have sex during the last 6 months

0.48 (0.45:0.51)

0.00

0.75 (0.72:0.77)

0.00

0.6 (0.58:0.62)

0.00

0.29 (0.27:0.3)

0.00

0.59 (0.56:0.61)

0.00

0.42 (0.41:0.44)

0.00

Always/mostly

0.56 (0.54:0.58)

0.88 (0.86:0.9)

0.7 (0.69:0.72)

0.36 (0.35:0.37)

0.72 (0.71:0.73)

0.52 (0.51:0.53)

Sometimes/never

0.59 (0.55:0.64)

0.77 (0.73:0.81)

0.67 (0.65:0.7)

0.3 (0.28:0.32)

0.72 (0.7:0.75)

0.49 (0.48:0.51)

HIV knowledge

Incorrect

0.57 (0.53:0.6)

0.05

0.85 (0.82:0.87)

0.13

0.69 (0.67:0.71)

0.01

0.3 (0.29:0.31)

0.00

0.69 (0.68:0.71)

0.00

0.48 (0.47:0.49)

0.18

Correct

0.53 (0.51:0.55)

0.82 (0.8:0.84)

0.66 (0.65:0.67)

0.35 (0.34:0.36)

0.66 (0.65:0.68)

0.49 (0.48:0.5)

HIV testing and know result

Never tested

0.77 (0.73:0.8)

0.00

0.52 (0.51:0.54)

0.00

0.66 (0.64:0.67)

0.11

0.32 (0.31:0.33)

0.00

0.58 (0.57:0.59)

0.00

0.44 (0.43:0.45)

0.00

Yes

0.48 (0.46:0.5)

0.9 (0.89:0.92)

0.67 (0.66:0.68)

0.35 (0.33:0.36)

0.91 (0.89:0.92)

0.6 (0.59:0.61)

No

0.32 (0.22:0.42)

0.94 (0.78:1.1)

0.6 (0.5:0.7)

0.25 (0.21:0.3)

0.79 (0.72:0.86)

0.49 (0.45:0.53)

  1. α“no response” are missing in the analysis