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Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with HIV seropositivity among injection drug users at methadone clinics in Taipei, Taiwan 1

From: Prevalence and factors associated with HIV infection among injection drug users at methadone clinics in Taipei, Taiwan

Factors

AOR

95% CI

Aged 18-45 years

1.65

1.02-2.67

Marital status

  

 Unmarried

1

 

 Married

0.92

0.55-1.55

 Divorced

1.68

1.07-2.63

 Widowed

2.10

0.53-8.37

Source of most income in last 6 months

  

 Regular job

1

 

 Temporal jobs or other legal source

1.59

1.05-2.39

 Illegal source

1.65

0.70-3.87

Unstable housing in last 6 months

1.47

1.003-2.15

Number of incarceration (per time increase)

1.14

1.03-1.27

History of drug overdose

1.54

1.02-2.32

  1. 1after controlling for subject sociodemographics, substance use, and sexual behaviors.
  2. Key: HIV = human immunodeficiency virus, AOR = adjusted odds ratio, CI = confidence interval.
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BMC Public Health

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