Table 1 |
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Prevalence of HIV stratified by socio-demographic and behavioural variables. |
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| Characteristic |
HIV-Positive n (%) |
HIV-Negative n (%) |
Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
p value |
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| Age |
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| Median (IQR) |
37.9 (10.3) |
38.6 (12.1) |
.914 |
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| Gender |
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| Male |
113 (66.5) |
612 (73.1) |
0.73 (0.51 – 1.04) |
.078 |
| Female |
57 (33.5) |
225 (26.9) |
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| Ethnicity |
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| Aboriginal |
55 (32.4) |
140 (16.7) |
2.38 (1.65 – 3.44) |
<.001 |
| Other |
115 (67.6) |
697 (83.3) |
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| Reside in DTES |
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| Yes |
120 (70.6) |
570 (68.1) |
1.12 (0.78 – 1.61) |
.524 |
| No |
50 (29.4) |
267 (31.9) |
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| Daily Cocaine Injection |
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| Yes |
68 (40.0) |
258 (30.8) |
1.50 (1.07 – 2.10) |
.020 |
| No |
102 (60.0) |
579 (69.2) |
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| Daily Heroin Injection |
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| Yes |
78 (45.9) |
435 (52.0) |
0.78 (0.56 – 1.09) |
.148 |
| No |
92 (54.1) |
402 (48.0) |
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| Daily Crystal Meth Injection |
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| Yes |
3 (1.8) |
31 (3.7) |
0.47 (0.14 – 1.55) |
.202 |
| No |
167 (98.2) |
806 (96.3) |
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| Public drug use |
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| Yes |
128 (75.3) |
605 (72.3) |
1.17 (0.80 – 1.71) |
.421 |
| No |
42 (24.7) |
232 (27.7) |
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| Ever borrow needles/syringes |
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| Yes |
122 (71.8) |
455 (54.4) |
2.13 (1.49 – 3.06) |
<.001 |
| No |
48 (28.2) |
382 (45.6) |
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| Share other equipment |
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| Yes |
104 (61.2) |
477 (57.0) |
1.19 (0.85 – 1.67) |
.314 |
| No |
66 (38.8) |
360 (43.0) |
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| Require help injecting |
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| Yes |
134 (78.8) |
619 (74.0) |
1.31 (0.88 – 1.95) |
.183 |
| No |
36 (21.2) |
218 (26.0) |
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| Binge drug use |
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| Yes |
109 (64.1) |
525 (62.7) |
1.06 (0.75 – 1.50) |
.732 |
| No |
61 (35.9) |
312 (37.3) |
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| Addiction Treatment |
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| Yes |
92 (54.1) |
361 (43.1) |
1.56 (1.12 – 2.17) |
.009 |
| No |
78 (45.9) |
476 (56.9) |
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| On Methadone Currently |
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| Yes |
48 (28.2) |
168 (20.1) |
1.57 (1.08 – 2.28) |
.018 |
| No |
122 (71.8) |
669 (79.9) |
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| Sex-trade Ever |
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| Yes |
78 (45.9) |
317 (37.9) |
1.39 (1.00 – 1.94) |
.051 |
| No |
92 (54.1) |
520 (62.1) |
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| History of incarceration |
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| Yes |
150 (88.2) |
658 (78.6) |
2.04 (1.24 – 3.35) |
.004 |
| No |
20 (11.8) |
179 (21.4) |
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Note: IQR = inter-quartile range, DTES = Downtown Eastside |
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Tyndall et al. Harm Reduction Journal 2006 3:36 doi:10.1186/1477-7517-3-36 |
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