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. 2013 Oct 10;10:23. doi: 10.1186/1477-7517-10-23

Table 4.

Generalized linear mixed models (GLMM) logistic regression results: Predictors of continued drug-related risk behaviors

Variables Drug injection
Syringe sharing
Unadjusted OR Adjusted OR Unadjusted OR Adjusted OR
Age
0.99 (0.98 ~ 0.99) ***
0.98(0.97 ~ 0.99) ***
0.97(0.96 ~ 0.98) ***
0.97(0.95 ~ 0.98)***
Years of drug use before MMT
1.03(1.02 ~ 1.04) ***
1.04(1.03 ~ 1.06) ***
1.03(1.02 ~ 1.05) ***
1.03(1.01 ~ 1.05)**
Sex
 
 
 
 
 Male
1.55(1.35 ~ 1.79) ***
1.35(1.08 ~ 1.69) *
1.62(1.25 ~ 2.10) ***
1.27(0.90 ~ 1.79)
 Female
Reference
Reference
Reference
Reference
Employment status
 
 
 
 
 Employed
0.96 (0.89 ~ 1.04)
0.85(0.74 ~ 0.97) *
1.04(0.92 ~ 1.17)
1.02(0.85 ~ 1.23)
 Unemployed
Reference
Reference
Reference
Reference
Education
 
 
 
 
 Senior school or higher
0.69(0.61 ~ 0.78) ***
0.71(0.58 ~ 0.88) **
0.61(0.49 ~ 0.75) ***
0.81(0.59 ~ 1.12)
 Junior school
1.00(0.91 ~ 1.11)
0.98(0.83 ~ 1.16)
1.03(0.23 ~ 4.67) ***
1.19(0.95 ~ 1.49)
 Primary school
Reference
Reference
Reference
Reference
Marriage status
 
 
 
 
 Married
0.75(0.69 ~ 0.81) ***
0.81(0.71 ~ 0.93) **
0.73(0.65 ~ 0.82) ***
0.91(0.75 ~ 1.10)
 Unmarried
Reference
Reference
Reference
Reference
HIV status
 
 
 
 
 Positive
2.12(1.80 ~ 2.49) ***
1.70(1.23 ~ 2.35) **
5.22(4.44 ~ 6.15) ***
4.73(3.53 ~ 6.35) ***
 Negative
Reference
Reference
Reference
Reference
HCV status
 
 
 
 
 Positive
1.87(1.70 ~ 2.06) ***
2.58(2.19 ~ 3.04) ***
1.67(1.40 ~ 1.99) ***
1.97(1.51 ~ 2.58) ***
 Negative
Reference
Reference
Reference
Reference
MMT mean dosage
1.00a(1.00b ~ 1.00c) *
1.00d(0.99 ~ 1.00e) **
1.00(1.00 ~ 1.00)
1.00(1.00 ~ 1.00)
Treatment adherence
0.42(0.36 ~ 0.48) ***
0.18(0.16 ~ 0.19) ***
0.34(0.30 ~ 0.38) ***
0.42(0.36 ~ 0.48) ***
Longest duration of abstinence
0.86(0.85 ~ 0.87) ***
0.91(0.89 ~ 0.93) ***
0.86(0.84 ~ 0.88) ***
0.92(0.89 ~ 0.95) ***
Unprotected sex
 
 
 
 
 Yes
1.05(0.95 ~ 1.16)
1.13(0.99 ~ 1.29)
1.13(0.96 ~ 1.33)
1.27(1.06 ~ 1.53) ***
 No
Reference
Reference
Reference
Reference
Multiple sexual partners
 
 
 
 
 Yes
1.11(0.96 ~ 1.29)
0.91(0.75 ~ 1.12)
1.42(1.15 ~ 1.77) **
1.49(1.17 ~ 1.90) **
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*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.

Exact value: a: 0.998; b: 0.996; c: 0.999; d: 0.995; e: 0.998.