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Table 2 Multivariable logistic regression analyses of factors associated with recent use of DCS among PWUD (n = 828)

From: Factors associated with drug checking service utilization among people who use drugs in a Canadian setting

Variable

Adjusted odds ratio (AOR)

95% Confidence interval (CI)

p value

Living in DTES*

   

 (Yes vs. No)

1.68

(1.14–2.47)

0.009

Drug dealing*

   

 (Yes vs. No)

1.59

(1.05–2.39)

0.027

Homelessness*

   

 (Yes vs. No)

1.47

(1.01–2.13)

0.042

≥ Daily cocaine use*†

   

 (Yes vs. No)

0.26

(0.06–1.15)

0.075

≥ Daily crack use*†

   

 (Yes vs. No)

0.40

(0.19–0.83)

0.014

≥ Daily heroin use*†

   

 (Yes vs. No)

1.35

(0.95–1.91)

0.095

≥ Daily non-medical use of prescription opioids*†

   

 (Yes vs. No)

2.35

(0.98–5.60)

0.055

  1. DTES, downtown eastside
  2. *Denotes activities/events in the past 6 months
  3. †Refers to any route of consumption (i.e., sniffing, snorting, smoking or injecting)
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