Prior incarceration, restrictive housing, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in a community sample of persons who use drugs

Table 2 Multivariable logistic regression model examining probable Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and incarceration history among syringe services participants (N = 139)

Variable	Probable PTSD diagnosis^a
Variable	Odds ratio	95% CI	P > \| z \|
Male	0.360	0.137–0.950	0.039
Age (years)	1.004	0.966–1.043	0.841
Alcohol (median days in past 30)	1.000	0.962–1.041	0.981
Opioid analgesics (median days in past 30)	1.053	0.986–1.125	0.121
Heroin or fentanyl (median days in past 30)	1.002	0.973–1.032	0.909
Incarceration with Restrictive Housing^b	3.761	1.273–11.108	0.017
Incarceration without Restrictive Housing^b	2.169	0.788–5.970	0.134

^a Dependent variable = positive PTSD screen (31 or higher on PTSD Checklist for DSM-5)
^b Reference group = no prior incarceration

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