Table 4.
Univariate correlates of distributive syringe sharing in the past 30 days – injecting drug users in Hungary, 2005-2006
| Characteristic | did not share | shared | OR (90% CI) | sig. p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Total | 68 (81.9) | 15 (18.1) | (reference) | |
| Personal network exposure - mean (SD) | 0.10 (0.98) | −.46 (1.01) | 0.6 (0.4, 0.9) | * 0.0548 |
| Degree centrality - mean (SD) | 4.4 ( 5.3) | 4.7 ( 5.8) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) | 0.8353 |
| Heroin dependence - high | ||||
| no | 32 (80.0) | 8 (20.0) | (reference) | 0.6603 |
| yes | 36 (83.7) | 7 (16.3) | 0.8 (0.3, 2.0) | |
| Incorrect knowledge about HIV transmission | ||||
| no | 47 (82.5) | 10 (17.5) | (reference) | 0.8531 |
| yes | 21 (80.8) | 5 (19.2) | 1.1 (0.4, 3.0) | |
| Incorrect knowledge about HCV transmission | ||||
| no | 52 (83.9) | 10 (16.1) | (reference) | 0.4320 |
| yes | 16 (76.2) | 5 (23.8) | 1.6 (0.6, 4.5) | |
| no HCV and no IDU sex partner | 42 (87.5) | 6 (12.5) | (reference) | |
| no HCV and IDU sex partner | 7 (58.3) | 5 (41.7) | 5.0 (1.5, 16) | * 0.0275 |
| HCV and no IDU sex partner | 10 (76.9) | 3 (23.1) | 2.1 (0.6, 7.7) | 0.3475 |
| HCV and IDU sex partner | 9 (90.0) | 1 (10.0) | 0.8 (0.1, 5.1) | 0.8257 |
| Emotionally close to an IDU | ||||
| no | 41 (89.1) | 5 (10.9) | (reference) | * 0.0646 |
| yes | 27 (73.0) | 10 (27.0) | 3.0 (1.1, 8.2) | |
| Gender | ||||
| male | 53 (85.5) | 9 (14.5) | (reference) | 0.1552 |
| female | 15 (71.4) | 6 (28.6) | 2.4 (0.9, 6.3) | |
| Age - mean (SD) | 28.7 ( 5.8) | 27.7 ( 5.9) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) | 0.5376 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| non-Roma | 60 (81.1) | 14 (18.9) | (reference) | 0.5709 |
| Roma x | 8 (88.9) | 1 (11.1) | 0.5 (0.1, 3.3) |
*
p<0.10