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Table 4 Modified Poisson regression modeling of injecting and other risk factors for HCV infection among PWID in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

From: HIV/HCV co-infection and associated risk factors among injecting drug users in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: potential for HCV elimination

VariableCategoryPR (95%CI)APR (95%CI)p value
Age at first injection≤ 1511 
16–180.90 (0.46; 1.78)0.86 (0.44; 1.69)0.658
> 180.69 (0.40; 1.21)0.61 (0.35; 1.07)0.084
Duration of injection (years)< 111 
1–31.92 (0.57; 6.43)1.99 (0.59; 6.70)0.265
4–61.76 (0.52; 5.89)1.81 (0.54; 6.10)0.338
7–93.34 (1.03; 10.87)3.41 (1.04; 11.14)0.041
10+3.06 (1.00; 9.41)2.96 (1.00; 9.13)0.049
Injection past month, how oftenOnce/day11 
> 1 per day3.20 (0.90; 21.83)3.25 (1.01; 22.41)0.037
Once/week2.71 (1.00; 20.64)2.75 (0.93; 21.04)0.059
> 1 per week2.57 (0.84; 18.87)2.65 (0.80; 19.65)0.063
Access to clean needleYes11 
No1.83 (1.54; 11.27)1.76 (1.44; 12.74)0.006
Flash blood past month*No11 
Yes2.19 (0.57; 8.44)2.13 (0.55; 8.13)0.269
Ever shared needleYes11 
No0.94 (0.64; 1.36)0.90 (0.63; 1.38)0.746
Shared needle past monthNo11 
Yes1.68 (1.00; 2.94)1.72 (1.02; 3.00)0.015
Cleaned last time sharedYes11 
No2.27 (1.01; 6.38)2.29 (1.00; 6.37)0.043
On opioid treatmentYes1  
No0.40 (0.25; 0.64)0.39 (0.24; 0.63)< 0.001
Ever sold sexYes11 
No0.84 (0.55; 1.29)0.83 (0.55 (1.26)0.402
Sold sex past monthNo11 
Yes1.24 (0.80; 1.91)1.25 (0.81 (1.93)0.303
Condom use last paid sexYes11 
No1.77 (0.92; 3.43)1.87 (1.00; 3.61)0.050
Ever beaten past yearYes11 
No1.07 (0.73; 1.59)1.02 (0.69; 1.52)0.903
Forced sex past yearNo11 
Yes1.50 (0.81; 2.78)1.49 (0.80; 2.76)0.200
Ever arrested past yearNo11 
Yes1.47 (1.02; 2.12)1.41 (0.97; 2.05)0.064
Comprehensive HIV knowledgeNo11 
Yes1.07 (0.72; 1.57)1.07 (0.73; 1.56)0.735
Risk perceptionHigh11 
Moderate1.23 (0.72; 2.11)1.26 (0.73; 2.15)0.396
No or low0.97 (0.65; 1.49)0.98 (0.65; 1.50)0.961