Table 2.
Effect of degree of exposure to one-to-one peer education sessions on needle sharing practices among IDUs in Haryana, India
| |
Low exposure
a
|
High exposure
b
|
Time×exposure to one-to-one peer education sessions |
p
value |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2010 (%) | 2010–2011 (%) | 2009–2010 (%) | 2010–2011 (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | ||
| All participantsc (shared needles (n = 710)) |
42.1 |
15.5 |
49.1 |
10.9 |
0.5 (0.3–0.8) |
0.003 |
| Subgroup analysis by frequency of injecting drugs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Among low frequency IDUsd,e (shared needles (n = 350)) |
42.3 |
8.1 |
50.7 |
8.2 |
0.7 (0.3–1.8) |
0.492 |
| Among high frequency IDUse,f (shared needles (n = 360)) | 42.8 | 19.9 | 45.4 | 13.9 | 0.6 (0.3–0.9) | 0.043 |
n = 710; generalized estimating equation analysis.
OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval.
aAttended two or fewer one-to-one peer education sessions a month.
bAttended more than two one-to-one peer education sessions a month.
cModel adjusted for age, education, occupation, place of residence, marital status, program site, frequency of injecting drugs and number of needles/syringes received per interaction with a peer educator.
dLow frequency: injected less than twice a day.
eModel adjusted for age, education, occupation, place of residence, marital status, program site and number of needles/syringes received per interaction with a peer educator.
fHigh frequency: injected at least twice a day.