Table 3.

Bivariate and multivariate correlates of injection risk behavior and agreement to the statement of being less likely to carry syringes (i.e., arrest risk perception) due to fear of arrest among people who recently injected in Baltimore, MD (n=341)

		Shared syringes or tools	Never shared syringes or tools
	Total n (%)	n (%) 113 (33)	n (%) 228 (67)	PR (95% CI)	aPR* (95% CI)
Risk perceptions in police context
Because I am worried about getting arrested, I am LESS LIKELY to carry my syringes with me.
Agree	166 (49)	54 (48)	112 (49)	0.97 (0.7, 1.3)	0.90 (0.7, 1.2)
Did not agree	175 (51)	59 (52)	116 (51)	ref	ref
Frequency of heroin injection
> daily		-	-	-	1.44 (0.9, 2.4)
1–4 times per week		-	-	-	1.8 (1.1, 3.2)
Less than weekly		-	-	-	ref
Stopped by police <6 months		-	-	-	1.4 (1.0, 2.1)

^*adjusted prevalence ratio for age, race, gender, heroin injection frequency and a reported recent stop by the police

Boldface indicates statistically significant results determined by a 95% confidence interval