Table 2

Multivariate factors¹ related to pharmacy as main source for syringes²

Variable

AOR

95% CI

p-value

Main drug injected during last 6 months:

Fentanyl

0.62

0.34–1.13

0.120

Amphetamine

1.13

0.71–1.80

0.609

Ever overdosed:

No

1.0

Yes

0.88

0.53–1.45

0.606

Sharing syringes during last 6 months:

No

1.0

Yes

1.42

0.87–2.32

0.159

Sharing paraphernalia during last 6 months:

No

1.0

Yes

1.33

0.76–2.34

0.312

Ever shared needles with someone known to be HIV positive:

No

1.0

Yes

0.70

0.40–1.23

0.214

Sharing needles with sexual partner during last 6 months:

No

1.0

Yes

1.48

0.65–3.36

0.346

Number of sexual partners during last 12 months:

None or one

1.0

More than one

1.88

1.17–3.04

0.009

Number of casual partners during last 6 months:

None

1.0

One or more

2.09

1.24–3.53

0.006

Condom use with casual partner during last 6 months:

Never

1.0

Occasionally/Always

1.01

0.69–1.47

0.962

Condom use with primary partner:

Never

1.0

Occasionally/Always

0.75

0.38–1.48

0.406

Self-reported STI (syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, genital herpes):

No

1.0

Yes

0.82

0.39–1.74

0.613

Disease serostatus:

HIV+

0.54

0.33–0.87

0.012

HCV+

0.10

0.02–0.50

0.005

Ever been tested for HIV:

No

1.0

Yes

1.11

0.56–2.17

0.766

Ever received drug treatment:

No

1.0

Yes

1.16

0.71–1.89

0.548

Ever been in prison:

No

1.0

Yes

1.11

0.67–1.86

0.680

¹Reference group SEP users.

² Adjusted for age, gender, employment status, duration of injection career and intensity of injecting per day.

Vorobjov et al. Harm Reduction Journal 2009 6:3   doi:10.1186/1477-7517-6-3