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Table 2 Factors associated with HIV-related high-risk behaviours among men who inject drugs which included in the study, 2020 (N = 2562)

From: Dual HIV risk and vulnerabilities among people who inject drugs in Iran: Findings from a nationwide study in 2020

Variables

Dual HIV risk vs. safe injection and sex

Only unsafe injection vs. safe injection and sex

Only unsafe sex vs. safe injection and sex

 

RRR* (95%CI)

P-value

RRR (95%CI)

P-value

RRR (95%CI)

P-value

Model 1

Education

Less than high school

---

 

0.78 (0.34, 1.81)

0.564

1.30 (0.77, 2.20)

0.330

High school or above

  

1

 

1

 

Model 2

Daily injection (L3M)

Yes

3.23 (0.33, 31.28)

0.311

0.84 (0.34, 2.05)

0.705

0.70 (0.41, 1.21)

0.206

No

1

 

1

 

1

 

Multiple sexual partners (L3M)

Yes

15.06 (3.30, 68.73)

< 0.001

1.80 (0.81, 3.97)

0.148

6.66 (4.27, 10.38)

< 0.001

No

1

 

1

 

1

 

Model 3

Public injection (L12M)

Yes

0.82 (0.19, 3.56)

0.798

1.72 (0.61, 4.84)

0.303

1.17 (0.69, 1.98)

0.549

No

1

 

1

 

1

 

Homelessness (L12M)

Yes

2.54 (0.68, 9.45)

0.165

3.02 (1.34, 6.80)

0.008

0.86 (0.54, 1.37)

0.538

No

1

 

1

 

1

 

Receipt of free condoms (L3M)

Yes

0.87 (0.14, 5.35)

0.882

1.22 (0.54, 2.77)

0.632

1.71 (1.01, 2.89)

0.044

No

1

 

1

 

1

 

Receipt of free needle/syringes (L3M)

Yes

5.55 (0.61, 49.87)

0.126

1.90 (0.65, 5.57)

0.242

2.18 (1.22, 3.90)

0.009

No

1

 

1

 

1

 

Model 4

Self-perceived HIV risk

Moderate/High risk

6.88 (0.58, 81.80)

0.127

0.90 (0.33, 2.44)

0.843

2.51 (1.36, 4.66)

0.003

No/Low risk

1

 

1

 

1

 

Self-reported HIV status

Positive

---

---

2.99 (0.48, 18.57)

0.240

---

---

Negative

  

1