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Table 1 Characteristics of Thai injection drug users stratified by reporting an increase in police presence in the last six months (n = 252)

From: Drug use patterns among Thai illicit drug injectors amidst increased police presence

 

Reported an increase in police presence

Characteristic

Yes ( n = 137)

No ( n = 115)

Odds Ratio (95% CI)*

P value

Injection heroin use

    

<Daily

88 (64%)

67 (58%)

1.29 (0.77 – 2.14)

0.332

≥Daily

49 (36%)

48 (42%)

  

Yaba/Ice use

    

<Daily

107 (78%)

81 (70%)

1.50 (0.85 – 2.65)

0.165

≥Daily

30 (22%)

34 (30%)

  

Midazolam use

    

<Daily

97 (71%)

80 (70%)

1.06 (0.62 – 1.82)

0.831

≥Daily

40 (29%)

35 (30%)

  

Illicit methadone use

    

<Daily

48 (35%)

36 (31%)

1.18 (0.70 – 2.01)

0.531

≥Daily

89 (65%)

79 (69%)

  

Binge drug use

    

<Daily

59 (43%)

40 (35%)

1.42 (0.85 – 2.37)

0.181

≥Daily

78 (57%)

75 (65%)

  

Involvement in the sex trade

    

No

17 (12%)

14 (12%)

1.02 (0.48 – 2.18)

0.955

Yes

120 (88%)

101 (18%)

  

Involvement in drug treatment

    

No

67 (49%)

49 (43%)

1.29 (0.78 – 2.12)

0.318

Yes

70 (51%)

66 (57%)

  
  1. Note: Methadone use refers only to non-prescription (i.e., illicit) use
  2. *CI = Confidence Interval