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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 4.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Drug Policy. 2020 Jul 27;84:102875. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102875

Table 3.

Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression results for accepting both HIV/HCV tests, controlling for opt-in and opt-out testing policy period

Characteristic Uptake of HIV/HCV Testing (N = 666)
n, %a OR, 95% CI aOR, 95% CI
Age
18–29 153 (66.5) 1.67 (1.12, 2.53) 1.38 (0.64, 2.98)
30–49 425 (63.7) 1.48 (1.04, 2.09) 1.70 (0.90, 3.22)
50 and older 88 (54.3) Ref Ref
Sex
Male 486 (61.8) 0.88 (0.66, 1.18) 0.95 (0.56, 1.61)
Female 169 (64.8) Ref Ref
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic 262 (64.5) 1.14 (0.87, 1.49) 1.26 (0.78, 2.01)
Non-Hispanic Black 35 (64.8) 1.15 (0.64, 2.07) 1.37 (0.49, 3.86)
Non-Hispanic White 345 (61.5) Ref Ref
Educational Attainment
≤High School 313 (61.5) 0.89 (0.69, 1.14) 0.86 (0.55, 1.35)
>High School 343 (64.4) Ref Ref
Annual Income
≤$14,999 336 (65.9) 1.20 (0.92, 1.56) 1.28 (0.80–2.06)
>$15,000 282 (61.7) Ref Ref
Currently Homeless
Yes 228 (62.1) 0.84 (0.65, 1.10) 1.14 (0.69–1.88)
No 420 (66.0) Ref Ref
Drugs injected in the previous 30 days
Heroin 473 (60.3) 0.64 (0.47, 0.86) 1.41 (0.75–2.65)
Cocaine 210 (72.4) 1.80 (1.34, 2.42) 2.38 (1.41–4.01)
Methamphetamine 126 (71.6) 1.60 (1.12, 2.28) 1.11 (0.52–2.38)
Speedball 108 (57.1) 0.75 (0.54, 1.03) 0.57 (0.30–1.06)
Share works in the previous 30 days
Any 196 (60.3) 0.85 (0.65, 1.12) 1.22 (0.75–1.98)
None of the time 470 (64.0) Ref Ref
Reuse syringes in the previous 30 days
Any 419 (62.4) 0.71 (0.53, 0.94) 0.99 (0.59–1.64)
None of the time 219 (70.2) Ref Ref
Amount inject per day in previous 30 days
≥5 231 (59.4) 0.78 (0.60, 1.01) 0.75 (0.47, 1.20)
<5 383 (65.3) Ref Ref
Male who has sex with men (MSM)
Yes 79 (67.5) 1.26 (0.84, 1.89) 1.53 (0.59, 3.95)
No 587 (62.3) Ref Ref
Self-report HIV positive 56 (54.4) 0.70 (0.46, 1.05) 0.33 (0.13–0.88)
Self-report HCV positive 169 (48.8) 0.42 (0.32, 0.56) 0.28 (0.17–0.46)

Note. Bolded unadjusted (OR) and adjusted odds ratios (aOR) represent significance at P < 0.05

a

Represents the proportion of each characteristic accepting HIV/HCV testing