Table 4.
Correlates of referring PWID to health/social programs in past 6 months
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
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| Officer Demographics | ||||
| Age | 1.02 (1.01 – 1.03) | <.001 | 1.02 (1.00 – 1.03) | 0.013 |
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| Male | Ref | |||
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| Female | 0.73 (0.54 – 0.98) | 0.039 | ||
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| At least high school education | Ref | |||
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| Did not complete high school education | 1.08 (0.82 – 1.41) | 0.584 | ||
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| Number of years working as police | 1.02 (1.00 – 1.03) | 0.035 | ||
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| Not stationed in Zona Centro district | Ref | Ref | ||
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| Stationed in Zona Centro District | 1.29 (0.98 – 1.69) | 0.067 | 1.37 (1.04 – 1.81) | 0.028 |
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| Ever experienced needlestick injury | ||||
| No | Ref | Ref | ||
| Yes | 1.33 (1.00 – 1.79) | 0.054 | 1.30 (0.96 – 1.76) | 0.085 |
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| Legal Knowledge | ||||
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| Syringe possession | ||||
| Incorrect none/don’t know | Ref | Ref | ||
| Partial conceptual knowledge | 1.21 (0.86 – 1.70) | 0.285 | 1.27 (0.89 – 1.80) | 0.184 |
| Correct technical knowledge | 0.72 (0.58 – 0.89) | 0.002 | 0.79 (0.63 – 0.98) | 0.033 |
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| Heroin possession | ||||
| Incorrect none/don’t know | Ref | |||
| Partial conceptual knowledge | 1.38 (0.78 – 2.44) | 0.268 | ||
| Correct technical knowledge | 1.12 (0.78 – 1.60) | 0.558 | ||
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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 | 0.85 (0.67 – 1.08) | 0.164 | ||
| Agree | 1.20 (0.93 – 1.54) | 0.188 | ||
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| Syringe exchange programs increase the risk of NSI among police | ||||
| Agree | Ref | Ref | ||
| Neither agree nor disagree | 0.83 (0.64 – 1.09) | 0.175 | 0.92 (0.70 – 1.21) | 0.551 |
| Disagree | 0.71 (0.55 – 0.92) | 0.008 | 0.76 (0.59 – 0.99) | 0.043 |
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| Laws treating addiction as a public health problem make policing easier | ||||
| Disagree | Ref | |||
| Neither agree nor disagree | 1.15 (0.84 – 1.83) | 0.377 | ||
| Agree | 1.41 (1.08 – 1.83) | 0.011 | ||
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| People addicted to drugs do not care about their health | ||||
| Agree | Ref | |||
| Neither agree nor disagree | 1.15 (0.85 – 1.56) | 0.371 | ||
| Disagree | 0.92 (0.62 – 1.32) | 0.641 | ||
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| Drug addiction is a disease | ||||
| Disagree | Ref | |||
| Neither agree nor disagree | 0.65 (0.37 – 1.15) | 0.139 | ||
| Agree | 1.22 (0.87 – 1.72) | 0.249 | ||
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| It is the role of police to refer PWID to health and social services | ||||
| Disagree | Ref | Ref | ||
| Neither agree nor disagree | 1.66 (1.22 – 2.28) | 0.002 | 1.68 (1.22 – 2.32) | 0.002 |
| Agree | 3.39 (2.59 – 4.44) | <.001 | 3.32 (2.52 – 4.37) | <0.001 |