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Table 1 Baseline characteristics, bivariate associations and modified poisson regression associations for history of non-suicidal self-injury and history of suicide attempt among incarcerated men reporting recent regular injecting drug use prior to current sentence (n = 364)

From: Lifetime prevalence and correlates of self-harm and suicide attempts among male prisoners with histories of injecting drug use

 

Total participants

History of non-suicidal self-injury

History of suicide attempts

n = 364 (%)

n = 133 (%)

ORa (95% CI)

aORb (95% CI)

n = 172 (%)

ORa (95% CI)

aORb (95% CI)

Socio-demographic

 Age

   ≤ 29

90 (25)

39 (29)

1.72 (1.16–2.54)*

1.53 (0.91–2.55)

40 (23)

1

1

  30–39

155 (42)

64 (48)

1.64 (1.14–2.35)*

1.46 (1.01–2.10)*

78 (45)

1.13 (0.86–1.50)

1.11 (0.82–1.51)

   ≥ 40

119 (33)

30 (23)

1

1

54 (32)

1.02 (0.75–1.38)

1.19 (0.81–1.75)

 Completed years of education

  ≤ 9 years

150 (41)

61 (46)

1

1

72 (42)

1

1

  ≥ 10 years

214 (59)

72 (54)

0.83 (0.63–1.08)

0.88 (0.66–1.19)

100 (58)

0.97 (0.78–1.21)

0.98 (0.77–1.23)

 Times moved accommodationc

  None

139 (38)

40 (30)

1

1

60 (35)

1

1

  1–2

94 (26)

35 (26)

1.29 (0.89–1.88)

1.35 (0.92–1.98)

44 (26)

1.08 (0.81–1.45)

1.16 (0.87–1.53)

  ≥ 3

131 (36)

58 (44)

1.54 (1.11–2.13)*

1.40 (1.01–1.95)*

48 (39)

1.20 (0.93–1.55)

1.13 (0.88–1.46)

 Employment status

  Continuous/intermittent

205 (56)

70 (53)

1

1

95 (55)

1

1

  Unemployed/mostly without work

159 (44)

63 (47)

1.16 (0.89–1.52)

1.08 (0.81–1.43)

77 (45)

1.05 (0.84–1.30)

0.96 (0.77–1.21)

 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

  No

304 (84)

107 (80)

1

1

139 (81)

1

1

  Yes

60 (16)

26 (20)

1.23 (0.89–1.71)

1.15 (0.83–1.61)

33 (19)

1.20 (0.93–1.56)

1.14 (0.87–1.50)

 Relationship status

  Single

228 (63)

81 (61)

1

1

105 (61)

1

1

  Married/regular partner

136 (37)

52 (39)

1.08 (0.82–1.42)

1.06 (0.81–1.39)

67 (39)

1.07 (0.86–1.33)

1.08 (0.87–1.34)

 Children with/without DHHS involvement

  No children

143 (39)

50 (38)

1

1

61 (35)

1

1

  Children without DHHS involvement

116 (32)

38 (28)

0.94 (0.66–1.32)

0.86 (0.60–1.22)

55 (32)

1.11 (0.85–1.46)

0.99 (0.76–1.30)

  Children with DHHS involvement

105 (29)

45 (34)

1.23 (0.89–1.68)

1.08 (0.80–1.47)

56 (33)

1.25 (0.96–1.62)

1.06 (0.82–1.37)

 Removed from family as child ever

  No

272 (75)

91 (68)

1

1

121 (70)

1

1

  Yes

92 (25)

42 (32)

1.36 (1.03–1.80)*

1.13 (0.86–1.50)

51 (30)

1.25 (0.99–1.56)

1.19 (0.93–1.53)

General health

 General health rating

  Excellent/good

275 (76)

95 (71)

1

1

123 (72)

1

1

  Fair/poor

89 (24)

38 (29)

1.24 (0.92–1.65)

1.08 (0.79–1.49)

49 (28)

1.23 (0.98–1.55)

1.05 (0.81–1.36)

 Intellectual disability

  No

326 (90)

112 (84)

1

1

149 (87)

1

1

  Yes

38 (10)

21 (16)

1.61 (1.16–2.22)*

1.27 (0.86–1.88)

23 (13)

1.32 (1.00–1.76)

1.24 (0.91–1.68)

Mental health

 Visited a mental health service ever

  No

47 (13)

10 (8)

1

1

13 (8)

1

1

  Yes

317 (87)

123 (92)

1.82 (1.03–3.22)*

1.47 (0.83–2.60)

159 (92)

1.81 (1.13–2.92)*

1.36 (0.86–2.16)

 Self-reported mood, anxiety psychotic & personality disorder

  No

82 (23)

16 (12)

1

1

20 (12)

1

1

  Yes

282 (77)

117 (88)

2.13 (1.34–3.37)*

1.65 (1.06–2.58)*

152 (88)

2.21 (1.49–3.29)**

1.80 (1.21–2.69)*

 GHQ-12 ≥ 3 (poor psychiatric well-being)

  No

205 (56)

59 (44)

1

1

77 (45)

1

1

  Yes

159 (44)

74 (56)

1.62 (1.23–2.12)*

1.40 (1.07–1.85)*

95 (55)

1.59 (1.28–1.98)**

1.39 (1.11–1.74)*

Substance use

 Illicit substances usedd

  Heroin

62 (17)

20 (15)

1

1

24 (14)

1

1

  Methamphetamine

140 (38)

49 (37)

1.24 (0.86–1.77)

0.98 (0.64–1.51)

67 (39)

1.24 (0.86–1.77)

1.26 (0.89–1.79)

  Heroin & methamphetamine

116 (32)

47 (35)

1.34 (0.93–1.91)

1.12 (0.74–1.69)

60 (35)

1.34 (0.93–1.91)

1.34 (0.95–1.89)

  Other

46 (13)

17 (13)

1.18 (0.76–1.84)

1.30 (0.75–2.24)

21 (12)

1.18 (0.76–1.84)

1.32 (0.86–2.00)

 Duration of injecting career

   ≤ 18 years

182 (50)

72 (54)

1

1

85 (49)

1

1

   > 18 years

182 (50)

61 (46)

0.85 (0.65–1.11)

0.98 (0.67–1.42)

87 (51)

1.02 (0.82–1.27)

0.93 (0.70–1.24)

 Number of overdoses

  None

151 (41)

41 (31)

1

1

56 (32)

1

1

  1–2

82 (23)

34 (25)

1.53 (1.06–2.20)*

1.43 (0.99–2.07)

44 (26)

1.45 (1.08–1.93)*

1.36 (1.01–1.82)*

   ≥ 3

131 (36)

58 (44)

1.63 (1.18–2.26)*

1.71 (1.21–2.42)*

72 (42)

1.48 (1.14–1.92)*

1.44 (1.10–1.89)*

 High risk alcohol usec

  No

265 (73)

97 (73)

1

1

119 (69)

1

1

  Yes

99 (27)

36 (27)

1.19 (0.95–1.50)

0.91 (0.67–1.24)

53 (31)

1.19 (0.95–1.50)

1.13 (0.89–1.42)

Criminal justice

 Juvenile incarceration

  No

201 (55)

68 (51)

1

1

96 (56)

1

1

  Yes

163 (45)

65 (49)

1.18 (0.90–1.54)

1.01 (0.74–1.38)

76 (44)

0.98 (0.78–1.22)

0.88 (0.69–1.13)

 Self-reported adult incarceration episodes

   ≤ 5

189 (51)

72 (54)

1

1

87 (51)

1

1

   > 5

175 (48)

61 (46)

0.92 (0.70–1.20)

0.82 (0.61–1.11)

85 (49)

1.06 (0.85–1.31)

0.98 (0.79–1.22)

  1. Note: P values: * = p value < 0.05; ** = p value < 0.001; aOR = Odds ratio; baOR = Adjusted odds ratio; collinearity was tested for, both multivariate models showed VIF < 4; cThe twelve months prior to current sentence; dThe week prior to current sentence