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Table 2 Multivariable logistic regression results for receptive injection equipment sharing

From: Factors associated with receptive injection equipment sharing among people who inject drugs: findings from a multistate study at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Adjusted odds ratio

p value

95% CI

Age

0.97

0.08

0.94, 1.00

Male/man gender

0.81

0.40

0.49, 1.33

Sexual minority

1.53

0.40

0.57, 4.12

Transactional sex

1.75

0.23

0.71, 4.35

Racial/ethnic minority

0.74

0.56

0.28, 1.98

Education

 Less than high school

Ref

–

–

 High school diploma or equivalent

2.14

0.01

1.24, 3.69

 Some college or more

0.88

0.75

0.40, 1.94

Urbanicity

 Large Metropolitan

Ref

–

–

 Small Metropolitan

1.11

0.83

0.44, 2.80

 Non-Metropolitan

0.43

0.06

0.18, 1.02

Daily injection frequency during COVID

 Less than before

Ref

–

–

 About the same

2.08

0.40

0.38, 11.30

 More than before

3.37

0.21

0.51, 22.43

Weekly hunger

1.89

0.05

1.01, 3.56

Number of drugs injected

1.15

0.02

1.02, 1.30

Last month drug treatment

0.69

0.22

0.38, 1.25