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Table 1 Socio-demographic, drug use characteristics and treatment history characteristics associated with willingness to use SIS (n = 200)

From: Potential use of supervised injection services among people who inject drugs in a remote and mid-size Canadian setting

Characteristic

Total sample

(n = 200)

Willingness to use SIS

Unadjusted OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

Yes

(n = 137)

n (%)

No or Maybe

(n = 63)

n (%)

Age, yr

 Median (IQR)

35 (28–43)

34 (27–43)

37 (28–46)

0.99 (0.96–1.02)

1.02 (0.98–1.05)

Gender

 Male

114 (57.0)

78 (68.4)

36 (31.5)

0.99 (0.54–1.81)

0.94 (0.47–1.85)

 Female

86 (43.0)

59 (68.6)

27 (31.4)

  

Ethnicity

 White

53 (26.5)

31 (58.5)

22 (41.5)

1.84 (0.95–3.53)

1.77 (0.81–3.87)

 Other

147 (73.5%)

106 (72.1)

41 (27.9)

  

Housing

 Unstable/Homeless

133 (66.5)

98 (73.7)

35 (26.3)

2.10* (1.08–3.74)

1.54 (0.75–3.16)

 Stable

67 (33.5)

39 (58.2)

28 (41.8)

  

Sex work

 Yes

33 (16.5)

30 (90.9)

3 (9.1)

5.61* (1.64–19.15)

-

 No

167 (83.5)

107 (64.1)

60 (35.9)

  

Any public injectinga

 Yes

128 (64.0)

103 (80.5)

25 (19.5)

4.61* (2.44–8.70)

4.15* (2.08–8.29)

 No

72 (36.0)

34 (47.2)

38 (52.8)

  

Any injecting alonea

 Yes

155 (78.0)

111 (71.6)

44 (28.4)

1.75 (0.87–3.50)

-

 No

44 (22.0)

26 (59.1)

18 (40.9)

  

Any help injectinga

 Yes

76 (38.0)

54 (71.1)

22 (28.9)

1.21 (0.65–2.25)

-

 No

124 (62.0)

83 (66.9)

41 (33.1)

  

Syringe sharinga

 Yes

23 (11.8)

14 (60.9)

9 (39.1)

0.71 (0.29–1.75)

-

 No

172 (88.2)

118 (68.6)

54 (31.4)

  

Daily opioidb injectinga

 Yes

45 (22.5)

33 (73.3)

12 (26.7)

1.35 (0.64–2.83)

-

 No

155 (77.5)

104 (67.1)

51 (32.7)

  

Daily cocaine injectinga

 Yes

37 (18.5)

31 (83.8)

6 (16.2)

2.78* (1.09–7.05)

1.97 (0.73–5.31)

 No

163 (81.5)

106 (65.0)

57 (35.0)

  

Daily crack/rock cocaine injectinga

 Yes

21 (10.5)

17 (80.9)

4 (19.0)

2.09 (0.67–6.49)

-

 No

179 (89.5)

120 (67.0)

59 (32.9)

  

Any Wellbutrin injectinga

 Yes

67 (33.5)

51 (76.1)

16 (23.9)

1.74 (0.90–3.39)

 

 No

133 (66.5)

86 (64.7)

47 (35.3)

 

-

Any Ritalin or Biphentin injectinga

 Yes

75 (37.5)

56 (74.7)

19 (25.3)

1.60 (0.85–3.02)

-

 No

125 (62.5)

81 (64.8)

44 (35.2)

  

Ever OD

 Yes

77 (38.5)

57 (74.0)

20 (26.0)

1.53 (0.82–2.88)

-

 No

123 (61.5)

80 (65.0)

43 (35.0)

  

Drug treatment history

 Yes

143 (71.5)

99 (69.2)

44 (30.8)

1.13 (0.58–2.17)

-

 No

57 (28.5)

38 (66.7)

19 (33.3)

  
  1. *p < 0.05
  2. aIn the last 6 months
  3. bOpioids include Heroin, Hydros (Dilaudid and Hydromorph Contin), Generic Oxycodone, Oxy Neo, Percocet and Fentanyl