Table 1 |
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Factors associated with HIV seropositive status among a cohort of homeless and street-involved youth (n = 529) |
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| Characteristic |
HIV Positive n (%) n = 15 |
HIV Negative n (%) n = 514 |
Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
p-value |
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| Age |
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| < 22 |
2 (13.3) |
265 (51.6) |
0.14 (0.03 – 0.65) |
0.003 |
| ≥ 22 |
13 (86.7) |
249 (48.4) |
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| Sex |
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| Female |
5 (33.3) |
153 (29.8) |
1.18 (0.40 – 3.51) |
0.778 |
| Male |
10 (66.7) |
361 (70.2) |
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| Aboriginal Ethnicity |
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| Yes |
7 (46.7) |
120 (23.3) |
2.87 (1.02 – 8.09) |
0.037 |
| No |
8 (53.3) |
394 (76.7) |
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| DTES Residency† |
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| Yes |
4 (26.7) |
139 (27.0) |
0.98 (0.31 – 3.13) |
1.000 |
| No |
11 (73.3) |
375 (73.0) |
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| Homeless† |
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| Yes |
11 (73.3) |
393 (76.5) |
0.85 (0.26 – 2.71) |
0.761 |
| No |
4 (26.7) |
121 (23.5) |
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| Injection Drug Use† |
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| Yes |
8 (53.3) |
151 (29.4) |
2.75 (0.98 – 7.73) |
0.046 |
| No |
7 (46.7) |
363 (70.6) |
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| Syringe Sharing† |
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| Yes |
3 (20.0) |
45 (8.8) |
2.59 (0.70 – 9.56) |
0.148 |
| No |
12 (80.0) |
467 (91.2) |
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| Incarceration‡ |
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| Yes |
11 (73.3) |
382 (74.3) |
0.95 (0.30 – 3.04) |
1.000 |
| No |
4 (26.7) |
132 (25.7) |
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| Sex Work‡ |
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| Yes |
8 (53.3) |
107 (20.8) |
4.35 (1.54 – 12.26) |
0.003 |
| No |
7 (46.7) |
407 (79.2) |
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| Sexual Abuse‡ |
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| Yes |
6 (42.9) |
132 (26.0) |
2.13 (0.73 – 6.23) |
0.271 |
| No |
8 (57.1) |
375 (74.0) |
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| MSM‡ |
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| Yes |
2 (13.3) |
33 (6.4) |
2.24 (0.49 – 10.36) |
0.261 |
| No |
13 (86.7) |
481 (93.6) |
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| Anal Intercourse‡ |
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| Yes |
5 (33.3) |
149 (29.0) |
1.22 (0.41 – 3.64) |
0.774 |
| No |
10 (66.7) |
365 (71.0) |
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| Condom Use* † |
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| Inconsistent |
4 (57.1) |
284 (69.6) |
0.58 (0.13 – 2.65) |
0.442 |
| Consistent |
3 (42.9) |
124 (30.4) |
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Note: † – refers to activities in the past 6 months; ‡ – refers to lifetime history; * – among sexually active participants |
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Marshall et al. Harm Reduction Journal 2008 5:35 doi:10.1186/1477-7517-5-35 |
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