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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Addict. 2010 Jul-Aug;19(4):357–363. doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2010.00053.x

Table 2.

Factors independently associated with seeking injection assistance among IDUs in Tijuana, Mexico*a

Variable Adjusted Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval
Female 2.59 1.73-3.90
Born outside of Baja California 1.75 1.26-2.42
Had an abscess a 2.59 1.93-3.47
Receptive syringe sharing a 1.99 1.45-2.71
Ever arrested for carrying unused
needles/syringes
1.55 1.15-2.09
a

Last 6 months.

*

Models are adjusted for the RDS recruitment method; p<0.05 for all values.

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