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Table 2 Effect of degree of exposure to one-to-one peer education sessions on needle sharing practices among IDUs in Haryana, India

From: Effect of peer-led outreach activities on injecting risk behavior among male drug users in Haryana, India

 

Low exposurea

High exposureb

Time × exposure to one-to-one peer education sessions

p value

 

2009–2010 (%)

2010–2011 (%)

2009–2010 (%)

2010–2011 (%)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

 

All participantsc (shared needles (n = 710))

42.1

15.5

49.1

10.9

0.5 (0.3–0.8)

0.003

Subgroup analysis by frequency of injecting drugs

      

Among low frequency IDUsd,e (shared needles (n = 350))

42.3

8.1

50.7

8.2

0.7 (0.3–1.8)

0.492

Among high frequency IDUse,f (shared needles (n = 360))

42.8

19.9

45.4

13.9

0.6 (0.3–0.9)

0.043

  1. n = 710; generalized estimating equation analysis.
  2. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval.
  3. aAttended two or fewer one-to-one peer education sessions a month.
  4. bAttended more than two one-to-one peer education sessions a month.
  5. cModel adjusted for age, education, occupation, place of residence, marital status, program site, frequency of injecting drugs and number of needles/syringes received per interaction with a peer educator.
  6. dLow frequency: injected less than twice a day.
  7. eModel adjusted for age, education, occupation, place of residence, marital status, program site and number of needles/syringes received per interaction with a peer educator.
  8. fHigh frequency: injected at least twice a day.
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