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Table 4 Univariate and multivariate analyses of factors associated with willingness to use a supervised inhalation room among participants that smoke crack cocaine and use drugs in public locations (n = 382)

From: Public crack cocaine smoking and willingness to use a supervised inhalation facility: implications for street disorder

 

Univariate

Multivariate

Characteristic

OR a (95% CI)

p-value b

AORc(95% CI)

p-value

Older Age

    

   Per year older

1.01 (0.98 - 1.04)

0.446

  

Gender

    

   Female vs. Male

2.25 (1.38 - 3.68)

0.001

2.11 (1.26 - 3.55)

0.005

Aboriginal Ancestry

    

   Yes vs. No

1.87 (1.15 - 3.05)

0.011

1.61 (0.96 - 2.72)

0.072

Limited Access to Private Space d

    

   Yes vs. No

1.63 (0.94 - 2.84)

0.083

  

Drug Scene Exposure d

    

   Yes vs. No

1.74 (1.12 - 2.72)

0.014

1.40 (0.86 - 2.28)

0.181

Most Drug Use in Public Areas d

    

   Yes vs. No

1.69 (1.08 - 2.65)

0.022

1.39 (0.85 - 2.28)

0.187

Daily Crack Cocaine Smoking d

    

   Yes vs. No

1.51 (0.96 - 2.35)

0.071

  

Binge Drug Use d

    

   Yes

    

Risky Pipe Sharing* d

    

   Yes vs. No

5.87 (1.79 - 30.29)

<0.001

5.50 (1.63 - 18.56)

0.006

Encounters with Police e

    

   Yes vs. No

2.08 (1.22 - 3.53)

0.006

2.09 (1.20 - 3.65)

0.010

Victim of Violence d

    

   Yes vs. No

0.88 (0.51 - 1.52)

0.648

  
  1. Note: aOR = Odds Ratio, CI = Confidence Interval; bUnless otherwise stated, values are based on Pearson's chi-square test for categorical variables and Wilcoxon rank sum test for continuous variables with 1 degree of freedom; cAOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio; dDenotes activities or situations referring to previous 6 months; e Denotes activities or situations referring to previous month. *p-value and 95% CI reported from Fisher's Exact Test as 25% of cells had expected counts less than 5.