Table 2. Logistic regression estimates of known HIV status and safer injecting practices in matched and unmatched samples of PWID, Kermanshah, west of Iran 2014 .
Behavioral outcomes | Pooled sample OR (95% CI) |
Match sample
OR (95% CI) a |
Borrowing a syringe in past month | ||
PWID unaware of HIV status | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Aware HIV+ status | 1.71 (1.30, 1.86) | 1.68 (1.32, 2.81) |
Aware HIV- status | 0.51 (1.23, 1.77) | 1.54 (1.28, 2.71) |
Lending a syringe in past month | ||
PWID unaware of HIV status | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Aware HIV+ status | 0.25 (0.18, 0.77) | 0.22 (0.10, 0.84) |
Aware HIV- status | 0.34 (0.18, 0.64) | 0.31 (0.15, 0.60) |
Sharing a paraphernalia in past month | ||
PWID unaware of HIV status | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Aware HIV+ status | 0.7 (0.42, 1.75) | 0.68 (0.30, 2.32) |
Aware HIV- status | 0.89 (0.43, 2.04) | 0.78 (0.47, 3.22) |
Syringe reuse in past month | ||
PWID don’t Know HIV status | 1.00 | 1.00 |
To know HIV+ status | 2.31(1.19,4.51) | 2.38 (1.60, 4.68) |
To know HIV- status | 3.44 (1.27,5.72) | 3.54 (1.30, 5.42) |
Consistent condom use with any type of sexual partner | ||
PWID unaware of HIV status | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Aware HIV+ status | 3.34 (1.70, 5.20) | 3.22 (1.50, 4.80) |
Aware HIV- status | 3.24 (1.90, 4.86) | 3.19 (1.50, 4.60) |
aThe matched subsample was made by considering age, income, education, access to NSP facilities and city of residence.