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Table 1 Participant characteristics and modified poisson regression associations with poor psychiatric well-being among incarcerated men who reported regular injecting drug use prior to their current sentence (n = 317)

From: The associations of poor psychiatric well-being among incarcerated men with injecting drug use histories in Victoria, Australia

 

GHQ-12

(≥3)

(n = 139)

GHQ-12

(≤2)

(n = 178)

ORa (95%CI)

aORb (95%CI)

Socio-demographic

Age

  ≤ 30

38 (27)

48 (28)

1

1

 31–40

65 (47)

66 (38)

1.15(0.88–1.51)

1.33 (0.97–1.82)

  ≥ 41

36 (26)

59 (34)

0.88 (0.64–1.21)

1.08 (0.73–1.60)

Number of years of education completed

  ≤ 9 years completed

58 (42)

78 (44)

1

1

  ≥ 10 years completed

81 (58)

100 (56)

1.23 (0.95–1.59)

1.18 (0.90–1.56)

Accommodation status

 Stable

72 (52)

94 (53)

1

1

 Unstable

67 (48)

84 (47)

0.96 (0.76–1.21)

0.98 (0.77–1.26)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identification

 No

109 (78)

151 (85)

1

1

 Yes

30 (22)

27 (15)

0.82 (0.63–1.07)

0.90 (0.67–1.22)

Health

Number of medical conditions

 None

26 (19)

64 (36)

1

1

 One

42 (30)

60 (34)

1.51 (1.06–2.17)**

1.33 (0.90–1.98)

  ≥ Two

71 (51)

54 (30)

1.93 (1.39–2.67)**

1.87 (1.30–2.67)**

Hepatitis C status

 Negative/Don’t know

55 (40)

58 (33)

1

1

 Positive

84 (60)

120 (67)

0.96 (0.69–1.08)

0.92 (0.71–1.18)

Ever attempted suicide

 No

54 (39)

110 (62)

1

1

 Yes

85 (61)

68 (38)

1.59 (1.27–2.00)**

1.36 (1.03–1.78)*

Acquired brain injury

 No

109 (78)

148 (83)

1

1

 Yes

30 (22)

30 (17)

1.19 (0.92–1.55)

1.02 (0.76–1.37)

Criminological

Level of Service Inventory (M, SD)

5.64 (1.32)

5.31 (1.46)

1.08 (1.00–1.16)

1.08 (0.96–1.21)

Prison type

 Maximum

75 (54)

77 (43)

1

1

 Medium

38 (27)

53 (30)

0.86 (0.66–1.11)

0.95 (0.72–1.26)

 Minimum

26 (19)

48 (27)

0.71 (0.53–.96)*

0.96 (.66–1.41)

Number of previous adult incarcerations

 0–3

44 (32)

51 (29)

1

1

  ≥ 4

95 (68)

127 (71)

0.89 (0.70–1.11)

0.84 (0.63–1.11)

Youth detention ever

 No

72 (52)

63 (35)

1

1

 Yes

67 (48)

115 (65)

1.05 (0.84–1.31)

0.99 (0.73–1.35)

Alcohol and other drug use

Illicit substances usedc

 Heroin only

22 (16)

41 (23)

1

1

 Methamphetamine only

46 (33)

74 (42)

1.54 (1.08–2.19)*

1.52 (1.05–2.22*)

 Both heroin and methamphetamine

71 (51)

63 (35)

1.07 (0.72–1.58)

0.96 (0.63–1.48)

High risk alcohol consumptiond

 No

98 (71)

133 (75)

1

1

 Yes

41 (29)

45 (25)

0.99 (0.77–1.27)

1.00 (0.75–1.33)

Age first injected

  ≤ 16

69 (50)

76 (43)

1

1

 17–20

36 (26)

59 (33)

0.93 (0.72–1.21)

0.88 (0.64–1.20)

  ≥ 21

34 (24)

43 (24)

0.94 (0.71–1.25)

1.00 (0.74–1.34)

Poly-drug injecting drug usee

 No

47 (34)

63 (35)

1

1

 Yes

92 (66)

115 (65)

1.12 (0.87–1.44)

1.09 (0.81–1.47)

Adverse childhood experiences

Removed from home as a child ever

 No

94 (68)

137 (77)

1

1

 Yes

45 (32)

41 (23)

1.28 (1.01–1.61)*

1.13 (0.83–1.54)

Expelled from school ever

 No

40 (29)

64 (36)

1

1

 Yes

99 (71)

114 (64)

1.21 (0.94–1.57)

1.05 (0.76–1.46)

  1. Note: P values: * = p < .05; ** = p < .001; a OR = Odds ratio; b aOR = Adjusted odds ratio; cAt least one use, by any route of administration, in the week before their current sentence; dThe 12 months before their current sentence; e The week before their current sentence