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Demographic factors associated with HIV infection among injection drug users in three highly endemic regions of China |
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| Factors |
N* |
% (HIV+)† |
OR (95% CI) |
P |
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| Sex |
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| Female |
122 |
34.4(42) |
1.0 |
<0.001 |
| Male |
560 |
55.4(310) |
2.4(1.6–3.6) |
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| Age |
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| <30 years |
234 |
462(108) |
1.0 |
0.3 |
| ≥ 30 years |
353 |
50.4(178) |
1.2(0.9–1.7) |
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| Marital status |
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| Married |
195 |
51.8(101) |
1.0 |
0.06 |
| Single |
395 |
49.1(194) |
0.9(0.7–1.3) |
0.5 |
| Separated |
80 |
63.8(51) |
1.6(1.0–2.8) |
0.05 |
| Residency |
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| Local |
658 |
52.7(347) |
1.0 |
0.005 |
| Other province |
17 |
11.8(2) |
0.1(0.03–0.5) |
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| Ethnicity |
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| Han |
390 |
48.7(190) |
1.0 |
0.03 |
| Other |
285 |
57.2(163) |
1.4(1.0–1.9) |
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| Years of education |
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| >6 years |
487 |
52.2(254) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| ≤ 6 years |
186 |
52.2(97) |
1.0(0.7–1.4) |
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| Monthly income |
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| ≤ 300 Yuan |
220 |
50.9(112) |
1.0 |
0.08 |
| >300 Yuan |
260 |
58.8(153) |
1.4(1.0–2.0) |
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| District |
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| Nanning, Guangxi |
207 |
16.4(34) |
1.0 |
<0.001 |
| Yili, Xinjiang |
205 |
66.8(137) |
10.3(6.4–16.4) |
<0.001 |
| Honghe, Yunnan |
277 |
67.1(186) |
10.4(6.7–16.2) |
<0.001 |
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*: Total N may not equal 689, because of missing data; N: the number of participants being tested; †: %: the prevalence of HIV infection; HIV+: the number of HIV positive. | ||||
Jia et al. Harm Reduction Journal 2008 5:29 doi:10.1186/1477-7517-5-29 |
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