Characteristics of IDU in Tallinn, 2007 associated with HIV positive status
HIV+/total | %HIV+ | OR | 95% CI | p Value | |
Characteristic | |||||
HIV serostatus | 193/350 | 55.1 | NA | ||
Sociodemographic | |||||
Age (years) | |||||
24 or less | 72/135 | 53.3 | 1 | ||
25+ | 121/215 | 56.3 | 0.67 | 0.41 to 1.1 | 0.1 |
Gender | |||||
Male | 157/294 | 53.4 | 1 | ||
Female | 36/56 | 64.3 | 1.60 | 0.87 to 2.84 | 0.1 |
Main source of income in past 4 weeks | |||||
Full/part-time work | 83/187 | 44.4 | 1 | ||
Other | 110/163 | 67.5 | 2.60 | 1.68 to 4.02 | 0.000 |
Ethnicity | |||||
Estonian | 24/53 | 45.3 | 1 | ||
Russian, other Russian speaking | 169/297 | 56.9 | 1.60 | 0.89 to 2.87 | 0.1 |
Injecting drug use characteristics | |||||
Age at beginning to inject (years) | |||||
17 or less | 105/163 | 64.4 | 2.39 | 1.35 to 4.32 | 0.001 |
18+ | 88/187 | 47.1 | 1 | ||
Frequency of injection (past 4 weeks) | |||||
Less than daily | 62/136 | 45.6 | 1 | ||
Daily | 131/210 | 62.4 | 1.98 | 1.28 to 3.07 | 0.020 |
Main drug injected in past 4 weeks | |||||
Amphetamine | 24/90 | 26.7 | 1 | ||
Opioids (fentanyl) | 161/248 | 64.9 | 5.09 | 2.98 to 8.69 | 0.000 |
Shared needles or syringes during past 6 months | |||||
No | 107/223 | 48.0 | 1 | ||
Yes | 85/124 | 68.6 | 2.36 | 1.49 to 3.74 | 0.000 |
Sexual risk behaviours | |||||
No of sexual partners in past 12 months | |||||
0/1 | 108/191 | 56.5 | 1 | ||
2+ | 8/159 | 53.5 | 0.88 | 0.58 to 1.35 | 0.563 |
Environmental factors | |||||
Ever been in prison? | |||||
No | 75/146 | 51.4 | 1 | ||
Yes | 118/204 | 57.8 | 1.30 | 0.85 to 2.0 | 0.200 |
Ever received drug treatment? | |||||
No | 108/214 | 50.5 | 1 | ||
Yes | 85/136 | 62.5 | 1.64 | 1.06 to 2.54 | 0.028 |
Ever attended needle exchange? | |||||
No | 27/76 | 35.5 | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 162/269 | 60.2 | 2.75 | 1.62 to 4.67 | 0.000 |
IDU, injection drug user.