Table 3.

SSTI by Each Indicator Included in the 7-item BIRSI.

	Total (N =143)	SSTI		χ2 (p = )
		No (n = 50)	Yes (n = 93)
Not Cleaned Skin
No	10 (7.0%)	6 (12.0%)	4 (4.3%)	2.96 (.085)
Yes	133 (93.0%)	44 (88.0%)	89 (95.7%)
Not Washed Hands
No	15 (10.5%)	8 (16.0%)	7 (7.5%)	2.49 (.115)
Ye	128 (89.5%)	42 (84.0%)	86 (92.5%)
Injected Under Skin
No	59 (41.3%)	31 (62.0%)	28 (30.1%)	13.64 (<.001)
Yes	84 (58.7%)	19 (38.0%)	65 (69.9%)
Injected Into Muscle
No	122 (85.3%)	45 (90.0%)	77 (82.8%)	1.35 (.246)
Yes	21 (14.7%)	5 (10.0%)	16 (17.2%)
Used Uncleaned Needles
No	19 (13.3%)	7 (14.0%)	12 (12.9%)	0.03 (.854)
Yes	124 (86.7%)	43 (86.0%)	81 (87.1%)
Injected Cocaine/Speedballs
No	60 (42.0%)	25 (50.0%)	35 (37.6%)	2.04 (.153)
Yes	83 (58.0%)	25 (50.0%)	58 (62.4%)
Visited Shooting Gallery
No	101 (70.6%)	40 (80.0%)	61 (65.6%)	3.25 (.071)
Yes	42 (29.4%)	10 (20.0%)	32 (34.4%)