Table 1 Bivariate analyses of factors associated with assisted injecting in the past six months among IDU in Bangkok, Thailand (n = 430)
From: Assisted injection among people who inject drugs in Thailand
Required help injecting* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Yes 81 (18.8%) | No 349 (81.2%) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | p- value |
Median Age | ||||
≥ 38 years | 32 (39.5) | 195 (55.9) | 0.51 (0.31 – 0.84) | 0.008 |
< 38 years | 49 (60.5) | 154 (44.1) | ||
Gender | ||||
Female | 26 (32.1) | 57 (16.3) | 2.42 (1.40 – 4.18) | 0.001 |
Male | 55 (67.9) | 292 (83.7) | ||
Education | ||||
≥ Secondary education | 51 (63.0) | 212 (60.7) | 1.10 (0.67 – 1.81) | 0.712 |
< Secondary education | 30 (37.0) | 137 (39.3) | ||
Relationship status | ||||
Married or having a regular partner | 44 (54.3) | 149 (42.7) | 1.60 (0.98 – 2.59) | 0.058 |
Other | 37 (45.7) | 200 (57.3) | ||
Heroin injection* | ||||
>Weekly | 27 (33.3) | 64 (18.3) | 1.78 (0.99 – 3.20) | 0.054 |
≤Weekly | 21 (25.9) | 146 (41.8) | 0.61 (0.33 – 1.10) | 0.096 |
No injection | 33 (40.7) | 139 (39.8) | ||
Midazolam injection* | ||||
>Weekly | 42 (51.9) | 195 (55.9) | 0.92 (0.52 – 1.63) | 0.776 |
≤Weekly | 17 (21.0) | 60 (17.2) | 1.21 (0.59 – 2.46) | 0.598 |
No injection | 22 (27.2) | 94 (26.9) | ||
Yaba injection* | ||||
>Weekly | 16 (19.8) | 72 (20.6) | 1.08 (0.57 – 2.04) | 0.818 |
≤Weekly | 25 (30.9) | 83 (23.8) | 1.46 (0.83 – 2.56) | 0.185 |
No injection | 40 (49.4) | 194 (55.6) | ||
Ice injection* | ||||
>Weekly | 2 (2.5) | 17 (4.9) | 0.50 (0.11 – 2.21) | 0.546 |
≤Weekly | 10 (12.3) | 39 (11.2) | 1.09 (0.52 – 2.29) | 0.847 |
No injection | 69 (85.2) | 293 (84.0) | ||
Shared syringes* | ||||
Yes | 22 (27.2) | 53 (15.2) | 2.08 (1.18 – 3.68) | 0.011 |
No | 59 (72.8) | 296 (84.8) | ||
Number of years injecting | ||||
Median (IQR) | 17 (8 – 21) | 19 (15 – 27) | 0.96 (0.94 – 0.99) | 0.003 |
Non-fatal overdose* | ||||
Yes | 4 (4.9) | 11 (3.2) | 1.60 (0.50 – 5.15) | 0.498 |
No | 77 (95.1) | 338 (96.8) | ||
Used drugs in combination* | ||||
Yes | 53 (65.4) | 193 (55.3) | 1.53 (0.92 – 2.53) | 0.097 |
No | 28 (34.6) | 156 (44.7) | ||
Soft-tissue infections* | ||||
Yes | 9 (11.1) | 12 (3.4) | 3.51 (1.43 – 8.64) | 0.004 |
No | 72 (88.9) | 337 (96.6) | ||