Table 2.
Correlates of hepatitis c virus (HCV) antibody-positive serostatus among young people who inject drugs (PWID) (n = 337).
| HCV– | HCV+ | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | OR p-value | AOR (95% CI) | AOR p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 234 (69) | 103 (31) | — | — | — | — |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 152 (66) | 68 (67) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Female | 79 (34) | 34 (33) | 0.96 (0.59–1.58) | 0.878 | — | — |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Latino/a | 43 (19) | 18 (17) | Ref | Ref | ||
| White | 171 (74) | 77 (75) | 1.08 (0.58–1.99) | 0.815 | — | — |
| Non–Latino/Non–white | 18 (8) | 8 (8) | 1.06 (0.39–2.88) | 0.906 | — | — |
| Household income growing up (annual)* | ||||||
| $0–50,000 | 85 (38) | 36 (42) | Ref | Ref | ||
| $51–100,000 | 73 (33) | 35 (41) | 1.13 (0.65–1.98) | 0.665 | — | — |
| > $100,000 | 64 (29) | 15 (17) | 0.55 (0.28–1.10) | 0.090 | — | — |
| Homeless (lifetime) | ||||||
| No | 91 (39) | 11 (11) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 143 (61) | 91 (89) | 5.26 (2.67–10.38) | <0.01 | 2.52 (1.19–5.36) | 0.016 |
| Injected POs (lifetime) | ||||||
| No | 106 (46) | 20 (20) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 126 (54) | 79 (80) | 3.32 (1.91–5.79) | <0.01 | 1.25 (0.63–2.48) | 0.517 |
| Number of people shared syringes with (past 12 months) | ||||||
| 0 | 156 (67) | 48 (47) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| 1 | 59 (25) | 28 (27) | 1.54 (0.89–2.68) | 0.125 | 1.43 (0.71–2.86) | 0.317 |
| 2 or more | 18 (8) | 27 (26) | 4.88 (2.47–9.61) | <0.01 | 2.17 (0.91–5.16) | 0.080 |
| Number of people shared cookers with (past 12 months) | ||||||
| 0 | 109 (47) | 26 (25) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| 1 | 53 (23) | 17 (17) | 1.32 (0.66–2.64) | 0.433 | 1.35 (0.57–3.18) | 0.491 |
| 2 or more | 70 (30) | 60 (58) | 3.59 (2.07–6.22) | <0.01 | 2.15 (1.05–4.37) | 0.035 |
| Number of times incarcerated (lifetime) | ||||||
| None | 108 (46) | 28 (27) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| 1 | 53 (23) | 10 (10) | 0.73 (0.33–1.61) | 0.432 | 0.49 (0.19–1.22) | 0.128 |
| 2 or more | 72 (31) | 64 (63) | 3.43 (2.01–5.85) | <0.01 | 1.99 (1.06–3.73) | 0.032 |
| Number of years Injected drugs | ||||||
| 0–3 | 140 (61) | 24 (24) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| 4–6 | 57 (25) | 32 (32) | 3.27 (1.78–6.04) | <0.01 | 2.49 (1.22–5.09) | 0.012 |
| 7+ | 34 (15) | 45 (45) | 7.72 (4.15–14.37) | <0.01 | 4.95 (2.35–10.46) | <0.01 |
| Know one or more opioid user(s) older than 29 | ||||||
| No | 127 (54) | 43 (42) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 107 (46) | 60 (58) | 1.66 (1.04–2.65) | 0.035 | 1.04 (0.58–1.86) | 0.889 |
*29 (9%) participants did not respond to this household income question.
AOR, Adjusted Odds Ratio; OR, Odds Ratio; POs, Prescription Opioids.
Bold values denote statistical significance at the p <0.05 level.