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. 2012 Sep 3;9:37. doi: 10.1186/1477-7517-9-37

Table 3.

Bivariate and multivariate associations between selected factors and HIV Infection among 729 Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) in four cities in Indonesia, 2007

Factors
Bivariate Analysis
Multivariate Analysis
  Odds Ratio 95% CI p-value Adjusted Odds Ratio 95% CI p- value
Age (continuous)
1.07
1.04 – 1.11
<0.001
 
 
 
Duration injecting drugs (continuous)
1.16
1.12 - 1.21
<0.001
1.14
1.09 - 1.20
<0.001
No. injections past week (continuous)
1.02
0.89 - 1.18
0.300
 
 
 
No. people who shared injection with last week
0.97
0.93 – 1.02
0.254
 
 
 
Shared needles in last week *
1.16
0.82 – 1.47
0.537
 
 
 
Shared drugs after mixing with water last week *
1.16
0.72 – 1.29
0.803
 
 
 
Injected in park last week *
1.19
1.24 - 2.44
0.001
1.64
1.11 - 2.42
0.012
Received needles from NSP last week *
0.86
0.60 - 1.24
0.426
 
 
 
Participated in methadone program last year *
1.43
1.05 - 1.94
0.022
 
 
 
Participated in rehabilitation program last year *
1.41
1.09 - 1.82
0.009
 
 
 
Used oral methamphetamines last 3 months*
0.93
0.76 - 1.13
0.457
 
 
 
Ever reached by outreach worker *
1.44
1.05 - 1.96
0.023
 
 
 
Ever been jailed *
1.86
1.43 - 2.42
<0.001
1.58
1.13 - 2.21
0.007
Had unprotected commercial sex past month
0.82
0.59 - 1.14
0.233
 
 
 
Ever tested for HIV *
1.57
1.20 - 2.01
0.001
 
 
 
Tested positive for gonorrhoea and/or chlamydia*
0.53
0.29 - 0.96
0.036
0.51
0.27 - 0.94
0.032
Tested positive for syphilis* 1.51 0.48 - 4.70 0.477      

* For indicated variables, “no” is reference category with OR = 1.0 (not shown).

Note. NSP; Needle Syringe Program.