HIV testing and willingness to get HIV testing at a peer-run drop-in centre for people who inject drugs in Bangkok, Thailand

Table 2 Bivariate analyses of factors associated with willingness to get free HIV testing at the MSHRC among IDU in Bangkok, Thailand (n = 244)

	HIV testing at MSHRC n (%)
Characteristic	Yes 181 (74.2%)	No 63 (25.8%)	Odds Ratio(95% CI)	p -value
Gender
Female	49 (27.1)	28 (44.4)	0.46 (0.26 - 0.84)	0.01
Male	132 (72.9)	35 (55.6)
Median age
≥ 37 years old	92 (50.8)	28 (44.4)	1.29 (0.73 - 2.30)	0.38
< 37 years old	89 (49.2)	35 (55.6)
Relationship status
Married/common law, regular partner	103 (56.9)	30 (47.6)	1.45 (0.82 - 2.58)	0.20
Separated, dating, single	78 (43.1)	33 (52.4)
Education level
≥ secondary education	68 (37.6)	21 (33.3)	1.20 (0.66 - 2.20)	0.55
< secondary education	113 (62.4)	42 (66.7)
Heroin injection*
> once per week	56 (30.9)	15 (23.8)	1.43 (0.74 - 2.77)	0.28
≤ once per week	125 (69.1)	48 (76.2)
Midazolam injection*
> once per week	113 (62.4)	33 (52.4)	1.51 (0.85 - 2.69)	0.16
≤ once per week	68 (37.6)	30 (47.6)
Methamphetamine injection*
> once per week	70 (38.7)	19 (30.2)	1.46 (0.79 - 2.70)	0.23
≤ once per week	111 (61.3)	44 (69.8)
Lent or borrowed syringes to/from others*
Yes	36 (19.9)	6 (9.5)	2.36 (0.94 - 5.90)	0.06
No	145 (80.1)	57 (90.5)
Enrolled in voluntary drug treatment*
Yes	72 (39.8)	16 (25.4)	1.94 (1.02 - 3.68)	0.04
No	109 (60.22)	47 (74.6)
Had unprotected sex*
Yes	86 (47.5)	30 (47.6)	1.00 (0.56 - 1.77)	0.99
No	95 (52.5)	33 (52.4)
Incarceration*
Yes	10 (5.5)	1 (1.6)	3.63 (0.45 - 28.91)	0.30
No	171 (94.5)	62 (98.4)
Reporting barriers to accessing health services
Any barriers	73 (40.3)	16 (25.4)	1.99 (1.05 - 3.77)	0.03
No barriers	108 (59.7)	47 (74.6)
Ever been to MSHRC
Yes	94 (51.9)	16 (25.8)	3.17 (1.68 - 6.01)	< 0.01
No	87 (48.1)	47 (74.6)

ISSN: 1471-2458