Table 2.
Differences in ever HIV primary care engagement among those who reported opioids as their primary problem drug vs. those who reported other primary problem drug and/or alcohol categories
Opioids vs. no problem drug | Opioids vs. alcohol | Opioids vs. stimulants | Opioids vs. cannabis | Opioids vs. polysubstance with alcohol | Opioids vs. polysubstance no alcohol | Opioids vs. other | |
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Engagement in HIV primary care | ARR = 0.84 (95% CI 0.73, 0.98)a | ARR = 0.96 (95% CI 0.84, 1.09) | ARR = 0.84 (95% CI 0.74, 0.95)a | ARR = 0.90 (95% CI 0.70, 1.15) | ARR = 0.86 (95% CI 0.72, 1.03) | ARR = 0.79 (95% CI 0.68, 0.93)a | ARR = 1.24 (95% CI 0.64, 2.40) |
ARR, Adjusted Risk Ratio (controlled for age, sex, race, education, health insurance, income, any previous substance use treatment, length of time since HIV diagnosis, and study site); 95% CI 95% confidence interval; a Denotes statistical significance at α= 0.05