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Correlates of Seeking Injection Assistance among Injection Drug Users in Tijuana, Mexico
Author(s) -
Robertson Angela M.,
Vera Alicia Y.,
Gallardo Manuel,
Pollini Robin A.,
Patterson Thomas L.,
Case Patricia,
Nguyen Lucie,
Strathdee Steffanie A.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2010.00053.x
Subject(s) - injection drug use , medicine , drug injection , confidence interval , respondent , odds ratio , demography , syphilis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , environmental health , family medicine , sociology , political science , law
Assisted injection among injection drug users (IDUs) remains understudied. We recruited 1,056 IDUs using respondent‐driven sampling in Tijuana, Mexico. Participants underwent HIV and syphilis testing and structured interviews. One‐quarter (25%) sought injection assistance in the past 6 months. Seeking injection assistance was independently associated with being female (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]= 2.59; 95% confidence interval [CI]= 1.73–3.90), being born outside Baja California (AOR = 1.75; CI = 1.26–2.42), having recent abscesses (AOR = 2.59; CI = 1.93–3.47), using syringes previously used by others in the past 6 months (AOR = 1.99; CI = 1.45–2.71), and ever being arrested for carrying sterile syringes (AOR = 1.55; CI = 1.15–2.09). (Am J Addict 2010;00:1–7)