Variable | n (%) | Unadjusted OR | Adjusted ORb |
---|---|---|---|
 |  | (95% CI) | (95% CI) |
Female | 210 (32.6) | 1.84 (1.29 – 2.62) | 1.30 (0.86 – 1.98) |
Employed | 85 (13.2) | 1.86 (1.16 – 2.97) | 1.44 (0.82 – 2.55) |
Low income group | 526 (81.5) | 0.50 (0.33 – 0.75) | 0.50 (0.30 – 0.83) |
Current stable accommodation | 514 (79.7) | 0.96 (0.62 – 1.46) | - |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
<Year 10 | 219 (33.9) | 1.29 (0.88 – 1.89) | - |
Year 10-11 (ref) | 292 (45.3) | 1 | - |
Year 12 or higher | 134 (20.8) | 1.21 (0.77 – 1.90) | - |
Failure at school | 193 (29.9) | 0.99 (0.69 – 1.44) | - |
Living with children | 57 (8.8) | 2.37 (1.36 – 4.10) | 1.97 (1.04 – 3.73) |
Country of birth | Â | Â | Â |
Australia (ref) | 522 (80.9) | 1 | 1 |
Vietnam | 46 (7.13) | 0.33 (0.14 – 0.79) | 0.72 (0.24 – 2.14) |
Other | 77 (11.9) | 0.77 (0.45 – 1.33) | 0.98 (0.53 – 1.82) |
Non-English speaking background | 94 (14.6) | 0.45 (0.25 – 0.79) | 0.79 (0.38 – 1.62) |
Identify as Aboriginal or Torres Islander | 38 (5.9) | 0.98 (0.47 – 2.02) | - |
Age at interview | Â | Â | Â |
<20 | 34 (5.3) | 2.0 (0.98 – 4.12) | 1.75 (0.80 – 3.84) |
20-24 | 153 (23.7) | 1.1 (0.70 – 1.62) | 1.02 (0.65 – 1.62) |
25-29 (ref) | 330 (51.1) | 1 | 1 |
> = 30 | 128 (19.8) | 1.0 (0.63 – 1.57) | 0.92 (0.56 – 1.51) |
Prison – ever | 382 (59.2) | 0.94 (0.66 – 1.32) | - |
Length of injecting career (years) | 10.1 (median) | 1.00 (0.96 – 1.04) | - |
Injected heroin - past month | 527 (81.7) | 0.84 (0.55 – 1.30) | - |
Injected methamphetamines - past month | 203 (31.5) | 1.25 (0.87 – 1.79) | - |
Used benzodiazepines - past month | 350 (54.3) | 1.25 (0.89 – 1.76) | - |
Injected daily or more | 191 (29.6) | 0.56 (0.38 – 0.84) | 0.59 (0.38 – 0.91) |
Tested for Hepatitis C / HIV - ever | 594 (92.1) | 2.35 (1.08 – 5.11) | - |
Experienced barrier/s to accessing treatment | 72 (11.2) | 1.63 (0.98 – 2.70) | 1.28 (0.73 – 2.27) |
Currently on OST | 222 (34.4) | 1.10 (0.77 – 1.57) | 0.94 (0.63 – 1.41) |
Number of other health services used - past month | Â | Â | Â |
None | 422 (65.4) | 0.68 (0.46 – 0.99) | 0.88 (0.58 – 1.35) |
Less than 3 (ref) | 178 (27.6) | 1 | 1 |
3 or more | 45 (7.0) | 2.30 (1.19 – 4.47) | 1.88 (0.93 – 3.80) |
Social/ welfare worker contact - past month | 133 (20.6) | 2.43 (1.63 – 3.60) | 1.92 (1.24 – 2.98) |
Heroin overdose – 6 months | 63 (9.8) | 0.88 (0.49 – 1.58) | - |
Intentional overdose - ever | 73 (11.3) | 2.19 (1.34 – 3.60) | 1.59 (0.91 – 2.78) |
AUDIT-C score (0 – 11) |  |  |  |
abstinent (ref) | 228 (35.4) | 1 | 11.33 (0.85 – 1.86) |
<8 | 292 (45.3) | 1.74 (1.17 – 2.57) | 1.10 (0.63 – 1.91) |
> = 8 | 124 (19.2) | 1.49 (0.91 - 2.44) |  |
SF8 Physical wellbeing score poor (45 or below) | 194 (30.1) | 1.47 (1.02 – 2.11) | 1.22 (0.80 – 1.86) |
SF8 Mental wellbeing score poor (45 or below) | 317 (49.1) | 1.57 (1.12 – 2.22) | 1.07 (0.71 – 1.62) |
Personal Wellbeing Index score | 55 (median) | 0.99 (0.98 – 1.00) | - |
One or more general health conditions | 336 (52.1) | 1.76 (1.24 – 2.49) | 1.38 (0.93 – 2.05) |