Table 3 Socio-demographic and drug consumption variables associated to self-reported co-infection (HIV/HCV). Drug users in Catalonia, 2012
From: Cross sectional study of factors associated to self-reported blood-borne infections among drug users
Positive Co-infection HIV/HCV | Negative Co-infection HIV/HCV | Bivariate analysisa | Multivariate analysisb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 69 (%) | n = 443 (%) | PR (95 % CI) | PR (95 % CI) | |
Age, median (IQR) | 42 [37–45] | 37 [32–43] | 1.05 (1.03–1.07) | 1.01 (0.99–1.04) |
Sex | ||||
Men | 52 (13.27) | 340 (86.73) | 1 | 1 |
Women | 17 (14.17) | 103 (85.83) | 1.06 (0.64–1.77) | 1.62 (1.01–2.60) |
Country of birth | ||||
Spain | 61 (13.20) | 401 (86.80) | 1 | |
Other countries | 7 (14.58) | 41 (85.42) | 1.11 (0.54–2.29) | |
Unknown | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | ||
Current marital status | ||||
Single | 42 (15.27) | 233 (84.73) | 1 | |
Married | 18 (15) | 102 (85) | 0.97 (0.59–1.62) | |
Divorced | 9 (10.11) | 80 (89.89) | 0.66 (0.33–1.29) | |
Unknown | – | 28 (100) | – | |
Educational level | ||||
Primary education or less | 24 (15.48) | 131 (84.52) | 1 | |
Secondary education | 25 (12.32) | 178 (87.68) | 0.79 (0.47–1.33) | |
Undergraduate education | 20 (12.99) | 134 (87.01) | 0.52 (0.83–0.48) | |
Current employment status | ||||
Current regular job | 1 (0.90) | 110 (99.10) | 1 | 1 |
Unemployment | 34 (12.27) | 243 (87.73) | 13.87 (1.92–100.11) | 8.16 (1.17–56.92) |
Disabled or retired | 33 (33.33) | 66 (66.67) | 37.67 (5.25–270.38) | 14.10 (1.98–100.48) |
Others, including never has worked and worked at home | 1 (4) | 24 (96) | 4.52 (0.29–69.84) | 3.24 (0.28–37.89) |
Number of years by injecting drug consumption | ||||
Non-injecting users | 3 (1.05) | 283 (98.95) | 1 | 1 |
Injection for <6 years | 10 (17.24) | 48 (82.76) | 16.49 (4.68–58.09) | 13.04 (3.80–44.78) |
Injection for 6 to 12 years | 7 (25.93) | 20 (74.07) | 24.80 (6.80–90.43) | 19.50 (5.39–70.55) |
Injection 13 to 22 years | 28 (41.18) | 40 (58.82) | 39.39 (12.34–125.78) | 29.07 (9.06–93.24) |
Injection for >22 years | 18 (34.62) | 34 (65.38) | 33.12 (10.12–108.42) | 22.77 (6.90–75.19) |
Injection for unknown time | 3 (14.29) | 18 (85.71) | 13.05 (2.80–60.88) | 6.98 (1.25–39.06) |
Years after starting drug use, median (IQR) | 26 [21–30] | 20 [14–27] | 1.06 (1.04–1.09) | |
Period of onset of the 1st drug use | ||||
2001–2012 | 1 (1.96) | 50 (98.04) | 1 | |
1991–2000 | 12 (6.03) | 187 (93.97) | 3.06 (0.41–22.99) | |
1981–1990 | 42 (21.54) | 153 (78.46) | 10.93 (1.54–77.51) | |
1953–1980 | 13 (20.31) | 51 (79.69) | 10.36 (1.40–76.58) | |
Unknown period | 1 (33.33) | 2 (66.67) | 17.00 (1.37–210.31) | |
Heroin use | ||||
No | 2 (0.93) | 214 (99.07) | 1 | |
Yes | 67 (22.64) | 229 (77.36) | 24.67 (6.11–99.60) | |
Prison history | ||||
No | 39 (9.92) | 354 (90.08) | 1 | |
Yes | 30 (25.21) | 89 (74.79) | 3.90 (2.04–7.45) |