Age (mean (range)) (years) | 29.9 (15 to 52) | 32.6 (14 to 58) | – | 0.001 |
Time injecting (mean (range)) (years) | 10.2 (0.5 to 30) | 11.5 (0.5 to 40) | – | 0.43 |
Regular partner (yes/no) | 106 (45) | 177 (65) | 0.44 (0.31 to 0.63) | 0.001 |
Ethnicity |
White | 140 (60) | 143 (53) | – | |
Aboriginal | 78 (33) | 116 (43) | – | |
Other* | 16 (7) | 12 (4) | – | 0.07 |
Jail in past 6 months | 84 (36) | 65 (24) | 1.78 (1.21 to 2.61) | 0.003 |
Resident of DTES | 166 (71) | 143 (53) | 2.19 (1.51 to 3.54) | 0.001 |
Unstable housing† | 166 (71) | 132 (49) | 2.57 (1.78 to 3.71) | 0.001 |
Drug use past 6 months |
Heroin (>weekly) | 126 (54) | 121 (45) | 1.45 (1.02 to 2.06) | 0.04 |
Cocaine (>weekly) | 145 (62) | 106 (39) | 2.54 (1.78 to 3.62) | 0.001 |
Crack (>weekly) | 52 (22) | 19 (7) | 3.79 (2.22 to 6.56) | 0.001 |
Alcohol (>weekly) | 86 (37) | 111 (41) | 0.84 (0.59 to 1.20) | 0.33 |
Runs or binges (yes/no) | 107 (46) | 116 (43) | 1.13 (0.79 to 1.60) | 0.51 |
HIV positive | 74 (32) | 56 (21) | 1.78 (1.19 to 2.65) | 0.005 |
Hepatitis C positive | 197 (89) | 193 (77) | 2.42 (1.46 to 4.02) | 0.001 |
STD past 6 months | 16 (7) | 7 (3) | 2.77 (1.16 to 6.63) | 0.02 |