Table 3.
BCs and CCs in the NSNG and the SNG
| Never shared needles | Sharing needles | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC value (rank) | CC value (rank) | BC value (rank) | CC value (rank) | |
| Residence | 0.221(1) | 0.600(1) | 0.127(3) | 0.704(1) |
| Other drug usea | 0.176(2) | 0.581(2) | 0.209(1) | 0.704(1) |
| Method of drug intake | 0.174(3) | 0.581(2) | 0.007(14) | 0.528(12) |
| Source of syringe | 0.146(4) | 0.529(6) | 0.004(17) | 0.463(17) |
| Age | 0.130(5) | 0.514(8) | 0.066(5) | 0.655(4) |
| Duration of drug injection | 0.125(6) | 0.581(2) | 0.056(7) | 0.633(5) |
| Drug use frequency (per day) | 0.097(7) | 0.563(5) | 0.011(13) | 0.500(15) |
| Ethnicity | 0.070(8) | 0.500(9) | 0.121(4) | 0.613(6) |
| Times reusing needle | 0.041(9) | 0.439(14) | 0.037(9) | 0.613(6) |
| Duration of drug abuse | 0.029(10) | 0.529(6) | 0.017(11) | 0.594(8) |
| Most recent drug use | 0.028(11) | 0.486(10) | 0.013(12) | 0.576(10) |
| Number of sexual partners | 0.022(12) | 0.474(11) | 0.045(8) | 0.594(8) |
| Education | 0.008(13) | 0.375(16) | 0(18) | 0.404(19) |
| Ever diagnosed with a STD | 0.005(14) | 0.462(12) | 0(18) | 0.432(18) |
| HIV serostatus | 0.003(15) | 0.450(13) | 0.066(5) | 0.679(3) |
| Marital status | 0(16) | 0.346(19) | 0.131(2) | 0.559(11) |
| Occupation | -(-)b | - (-)b | 0.031(10) | 0.514(13) |
| Other infectious diseasesc | 0(16) | 0.353(18) | 0.006(15) | 0.514(13) |
| Drug of choice | 0(16) | 0.375(16) | 0.006(15) | 0.475(16) |
| Gender | 0(16) | 0.409(14) | 0(18) | 0.365(20) |
aDiazepam, pethidine hydrochloride, triazolam, or methadone
bOccupation not included in the correlation network of the NSNG
cHepatitis A virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, tuberculosis, or malaria