Table 2.
Variables associated with recidivism, time to reincarceration, number of incarcerations, and total number of days incarcerated, in follow-up of 52 HIV-infected inmates from baseline interview in 1999 through 2006 by multiple regression analyses
| Parameter | Adjusted | 95% CI | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recidivism: were subjects rejailed?a (odds ratio) | |||
| Nonwhite ethnicity | 4.1 | 0.8–21.3 | 0.089 |
| Less than high school education | 19.8 | 1.3–307.3 | 0.033 |
| Ever homeless | 19.5 | 1.9–205.4 | 0.013 |
| Time to re-incarcerationb (relative hazard) | |||
| Nonwhite ethnicity | 1.8 | 0.8–4.3 | 0.159 |
| Less than High School education | 3.8 | 1.8–8.0 | 0.001 |
| Ever homeless | 7.9 | 1.7–36.7 | 0.008 |
| Ever use of crack | 2.3 | 0.8–6.2 | 0.113 |
| In jail previously | 0.7 | 0.2–3.5 | 0.698 |
| Number of incarcerationsc (odds ratio) | |||
| Educational grade completed | 0.8 | 0.7–0.9 | 0.041 |
| Total days homeless (per 100 days) | 7.4 | 1.2–44.7 | 0.029 |
| Ever use of crack | 2.8 | 1.1–7.0 | 0.032 |
| In jail previously | 5.3 | 1.1–25.7 | 0.037 |
| No health insurance | 1.9 | 0.9–3.8 | 0.083 |
| Number of days incarceratedc (odds ratio) | |||
| Male gender | 0.6 | 0.3–1.2 | 0.144 |
| Mental health summary score | 0.9 | 0.9–1.0 | 0.012 |
| Care for HIV outside jail | 1.7 | 0.7–4.3 | 0.233 |
CI Confidence interval
aLogistic regression analysis
bCox proportional hazards analysis
cNegative binomial regression analysis