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Table 3 Factors associated with giving used syringe

From: Suicidal ideation and HIV risk behaviors among a cohort of injecting drug users in New Delhi, India

 

Univariate GEE of factors associated with sharing of used syringe

Multivariate logistic GEE of factors associated with sharing of used syringe

Characteristic

OR (95% CI)

P-valuea

AOR (95% CI)

P-valuea

Suicidal Ideation

1.12 (1.08-1.16)

<0.001

1.12 (1.08-1.16)

<0.001**

  yes versus no

Formal Schooling

0.99 (0.95-1.04)

0.755

0.99 (0.95-1.04)

0.767

  yes versus no

Marital Status

1.03 (0.98-1.09)

0.195

1.02 (0.97-1.08)

0.381

  married/cohabiting versus others

Occupation

0.99 (0.95-1.04)

0.810

1.00 (0.96-1.05)

0.795

  scavenging versus others

Income (in INR)

1.05 (1.00-1.10)

0.043

1.05 (1.00-1.10)

0.033

  100 versus more

Age

1.00 (0.99-1.00)

0.356

1.00 (0.99-1.00)

0.507

  1. Note: GEE: Generalized estimating equations, INR: Indian national Rupee, OR: Odds ratio, AOR: Adjusted odds ratio, CI: Confidence interval.
  2. a tested with wald chi square with 1 degree of freedom.
  3. **significant at 0.01 level.