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Table 4 Drug, sex and overall risk across total group for selected characteristics

From: Hidden populations: risk behaviours in drug-using populations in the Republic of Georgia through subsequent peer-driven interventions

Characteristic

Overall

Groups

Overall drug index

p value

Overall sex index

p value

Overall risk index

p value

Age

 < 25

.49 [.48–.50]

.89

.71 [.70–.71]

.00

.59 [.58–.59]

.00

 

 > 26

.49 [.48–.49]

 

.66 [.66–.67]

 

.57 [.56–.57]

 

Sex

Female

.50 [.48–.52]

.23

.65 [.64–.67]

.01

.57 [.56–.58]

.72

 

Male

.49 [.48–.49]

 

.67 [.67–.68]

 

.57 [.57–.57]

 

Overdose in the past 30 days

Yes

.53 [.51–.55]

.00

.70 [.68–.72]

.00

.61 [.59–.62]

.00

 

No

.49 [.48–.49]

 

.67 [.67–.67]

 

.57 [.56–.57]

 

Syringe use in the last 6 months

Always used a new syringe

.47 [.47–.48]

.00

.67 [.66–.67]

.05

.56 [.56–.56]

.00

 

Re-used syringes

.53 [.52–.54]

 

.68 [.67–.68]

 

.60 [.59–.60]

 

HIV knowledge

Yes

.49 [.49–.49]

.02

.67 [.66–.67]

.19

.57 [.57–.57]

.01

 

No

.48 [.46–.49]

 

.67 [.67–.67

 

.56 [.55–.57]

 
  1. Statistical significance was classified as a P value < 0.05 and are in bold
  2. One-way ANOVA was used to derive averages and confidence intervals