Table 3.

Adjusted odds ratios representing the association between syringe exchange program (SEP) characteristics and adversepolice encounters reported by US SEPs (n = 111).

	Dependent variables
Independent variables	Client report of police harassment aOR (95% CI) n	Unauthorized confiscation of client syringes aOR (95% CI) n	Client arrests en route to or from SEP aOR (95% CI) n	Police appearances at SEP sites aOR (95% CI) n
Modal race of SEP clients is  African American or  Hispanic		3.92 (1.53–10.03); 88	3.56 (1.29–9.87); 86
Serving more than three sites	3.96 (1.77–8.83); 92
Documenting problems with  police	2.92 (1.23–6.97); 109
Stationary distribution				0.27 (0.08–0.87); 92
Number of years in operation				4.74 (1.36–16.56); 102

CI: confidence interval; aOR: adjusted odds ratio.