Table 2.
Correlates of HCV seropositivity in injecting cohort with in prison test results
| N participants (% of those answering interview question) | N seropositive (% of category) | Univariate odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | Multivariable odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female (vs. male) | 191 (21.8) | 54 (61.4) | 2.06 (1.27, 3.35) | 2.74 (1.45, 5.18) |
| Indigenous (vs. non-indigenous) | 91 (22.6) | 40 (44.0) | 0.84 (0.53, 1.35) | 0.76 (0.42, 1.36) |
| Educated 10 years or more (vs. <10 years) | 196 (48.6) | 86 (43.4) | 0.73 (0.49, 1.08) | 0.79 (0.48, 1.29) |
| Injecting 10 years or more (vs. <10 years) | 210 (52.2) | 97 (46.2) | 3.03 (1.66, 5.54) | 2.83 (1.38, 5.78) |
| Injecting 20 years or more (vs. <10 years) | 115 (28.6) | 76 (66.1) | 6.88 (3.55, 13.34) | 4.54 (2.05, 10.1) |
| Heroin injection (vs. other drugs) | 163 (40.8) | 87 (53.4) | 3.66 (2.25, 5.94) | 1.95 (1.11, 3.43) |
| Heroin injection with OST (vs. other drugs) | 86 (21.5) | 66 (76.7) | 10.5 (5.64, 19.7) | 4.13 (2.02, 8.42) |
| Shared injecting equipment in community (vs. no sharing, no prison IDU) | 109 (27.1) | 64 (58.7) | 4.91 (2.83, 8.53) | 3.19 (1.69, 6.04) |
| Injected in prison (vs. no sharing, no prison IDU) | 156 (38.7) | 96 (61.5) | 5.52 (3.30, 9.23) | 3.57 (1.94, 6.57) |
| Tattoos (vs. no tattoos) | 340 (84.4) | 171 (50.3) | 2.18 (1.23, 3.85) | 1.38 (0.70, 4.98) |
| Prior incarceration as adult only (vs. none) | 209 (51.9) | 99 (47.4) | 2.70 (1.30, 5.63) | 2.05 (0.84, 4.98) |
| Prior incarceration as juvenile (vs. none) | 150 (37.2) | 81 (54.0) | 3.52 (1.66, 7.49) | 3.07 (1.20, 7.88) |