Table 3.
Correlates of arrest for heroin possession in past 6 months
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
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| Officer Demographics | ||||
| Age | 0.97 (0.96 – 0.98) | <.001 | 0.96 (0.95 – 0.98) | <.001 |
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| Male | Ref | Ref | ||
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| Female | 0.53 (0.39 – 0.71) | <.001 | 0.46 (0.34 – 0.64) | <.001 |
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| At least high school education | Ref | |||
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| Did not complete high school education | 0.77 (0.59 – 1.01) | 0.056 | ||
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| Number of years working as police | 0.97 (0.95 – 0.98) | <.001 | ||
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| Not stationed in Zona Centro district | Ref | Ref | ||
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| Stationed in Zona Centro District | 3.07 (2.30 – 4.10) | <.001 | 3.06 (2.28 – 4.11) | <.001 |
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| Ever experienced needlestick injury | ||||
| No | Ref | |||
| Yes | 1.23 (0.92 – 1.65) | 0.169 | ||
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| Legal Knowledge | ||||
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| Syringe possession | ||||
| Incorrect none/don’t know | Ref | |||
| Partial conceptual knowledge | 1.39 (0.98 – 1.96) | 0.065 | ||
| Correct technical knowledge | 1.07 (0.87 – 1.33) | 0.512 | ||
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| Heroin possession | ||||
| Incorrect none/don’t know | Ref | |||
| Partial conceptual knowledge | 1.39 (0.78 – 2.48) | 0.267 | ||
| Correct technical knowledge | 1.21 (0.84 – 1.75) | 0.299 | ||
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| Attitudes on PWID Health and Services | ||||
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| Methadone maintenance programs help reduce criminal activity | ||||
| Disagree | Ref | |||
| Neither agree nor disagree | 0.83 (0.63 – 1.05) | 0.112 | ||
| Agree | 0.81 (0.65 – 1.05) | 0.122 | ||
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| Syringe exchange programs increase the risk of NSI among police | ||||
| Agree | Ref | Ref | ||
| Neither agree nor disagree | 0.75 (0.57 – 0.97) | 0.031 | 0.69 (0.52 – 0.91) | 0.008 |
| Disagree | 0.93 (0.72 – 1.19) | 0.548 | 0.83 (0.64 – 1.08) | 0.163 |
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| Laws treating addiction as a public health problem make policing easier | ||||
| Disagree | Ref | Ref | ||
| Neither agree nor disagree | 0.92 (0.67 – 1.27) | 0.620 | 0.95 (0.68 – 1.32) | 0.744 |
| Agree | 0.73 (0.57 – 0.95) | 0.021 | 0.78 (0.59 – 1.03) | 0.078 |
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| People addicted to drugs do not care about their health | ||||
| Agree | Ref | |||
| Neither agree nor disagree | 1.03 (0.76 – 1.41) | 0.829 | ||
| Disagree | 0.74 (0.52 – 1.07) | 0.111 | ||
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| Drug addiction is a disease | ||||
| Disagree | Ref | Ref | ||
| Neither agree nor disagree | 0.58 (0.33 – 1.02) | 0.058 | 0.52 (0.29 – 0.94) | 0.029 |
| Agree | 1.06 (0.76 – 1.49) | 0.726 | 1.03 (0.73 – 1.47) | 0.852 |
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| It is the role of police to refer PWID to health and social services | ||||
| Disagree | Ref | |||
| Neither agree nor disagree | 1.25 (0.92 – 1.68) | 0.150 | ||
| Agree | 1.00 (0.78 – 1.29) | 0.998 | ||