Table 2.
Characteristic* | Homeless
|
Odds Ratio (95% CI)‡ | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | Yes (%) | |||
Sex trade involved | ||||
No | 172(88.7) | 253(89.1) | ||
Yes | 22 (11.3) | 31 (10.9) | 0.96 (0.54 – 1.71) | 0.884 |
Drug dealing | ||||
No | 118(60.8) | 136(47.9) | ||
Yes | 76 (39.2) | 148(52.1) | 1.69 (1.17 – 2.45) | 0.005 |
Frequent crack | ||||
No | 168(86.6) | 222(78.2) | ||
Yes | 26 (13.4) | 62 (21.8) | 1.80 (1.09 – 2.98) | 0.019 |
Frequent heroin | ||||
No | 174(89.7) | 253(89.1) | ||
Yes | 20 (10.3) | 31 (10.9) | 1.07 (0.59 – 1.93) | 0.833 |
Frequent crystal meth | ||||
No | 182(93.8) | 262(92.2) | ||
Yes | 12 (6.2) | 22 (7.8) | 1.27 (0.61 – 2.64) | 0.514 |
Public injection | ||||
No | 165(85.1) | 202(71.1) | ||
Yes | 29 (14.9) | 82 (28.9) | 2.31 (1.44 – 3.70) | <0.001 |
Gallery attendance | ||||
No | 162(83.5) | 222(78.2) | ||
Yes | 32 (16.5) | 62 (21.8) | 1.41 (0.88 – 2.27) | 0.150 |
Non-fatal OD | ||||
No | 179(92.3) | 245(86.3) | ||
Yes | 15 (7.7) | 39 (13.7) | 1.90 (1.02 – 3.55) | 0.042 |
Borrow syringes | ||||
No | 185(95.4) | 265(93.3) | ||
Yes | 9 (4.6) | 19 (6.7) | 1.47 (0.65 – 3.33) | 0.348 |
Lent syringes | ||||
No | 187(96.4) | 264(93.0) | ||
Yes | 7 (3.6) | 20 (7.0) | 2.02 (0.84 – 4.88) | 0.110 |
Require help injecting | ||||
No | 183(94.3) | 262(92.2) | ||
Yes | 11 (5.7) | 22 (7.8) | 1.40 (0.66 – 2.95) | 0.379 |
Any treatment | ||||
No | 140(72.2) | 227(79.9) | ||
Yes | 54 (27.8) | 57 (20.1) | 0.65 (0.42 – 0.99) | 0.048 |
Victim of violence | ||||
No | 113(58.2) | 135(47.5) | ||
Yes | 81 (41.8) | 149(52.5) | 1.54 (1.07 – 2.22) | 0.021 |
Note:
CI = Confidence Interval,
All variables refer to activities in the prior six months unless otherwise indicated