Table 3.

Perceived illicit fentanyl use and Drug Use Practices among People Who Inject Drugs (N=395)

	High Frequency Opioid Use (>90 times per month)*				High Frequency Injection (>90 injections per month)**				Receptive Syringe Sharing***
	No	Yes	aOR		No	Yes	aOR		No	Yes	aOR
Illicit fentanyl use	n (%)	n (%)	(95% CI)	p-value	n (%)	n (%)	(95% CI)	p-value	n (%)	n (%)	(95% CI)	p-value
No	158 (81)	38 (19)	-		149 (76)	47 (24)	-		175 (89)	21 (11)	-
Yes	114 (58)	84 (42)	2.36 (1.43–3.91)	0.001	107 (54)	92 (46)	1.84 (1.08–3.13)	0.026	168 (85)	30 (15)	2.16 (1.06–4.36)	0.033

aOR = adjusted Odds Ratio; 95% CI = 95% Confidence Interval

^*past 30 days; final covariates included in the model: income, sexual orientation, homelessness, alcohol use and recent substance use treatment

^**past 30 days; final covariates included in the model: income, race/ethnicity, gender orientation, sexual orientation, recent jail experience, recent substance use treatment, and any opioid use

^***past 6 months; final covariates included in the model: city of residence, race/ethnicity, gender orientation and recent jail experience