Table 2 Bivariate association of behavioural factors with HIV infection among female drug users recruited in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
|  | Positive HIV test (n = 77) n (%) | Total (n = 269) | Crude OR (95% CI) | pvalue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HIV Knowledge scores | Â | Â | Â | |
  6 - 9 | 66 (27.8) | 237 | 1.00 |  |
  0 - 5 | 11 (34.4) | 32 | 1.36 (0.62-2.97) | 0.445 |
Drug use behaviour | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Ever injected illegal/non-medical drugs | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  No | 8 (13.8) | 58 | 1.00 |  |
  Yes | 69 (32.7) | 211 | 3.04 (1.37-6.76) | 0.006 |
Ever used a needle or syringe previously used by someone else | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  No/Non-IDU | 23 (17.4) | 132 | 1.00 |  |
  Yes | 54 (39.4) | 137 | 3.08 (1.75-5.43) | <0.001 |
Frequency of injecting with a needle or syringe previously used by someone else in the past one month | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Non-IDU/Never | 24 (17.5) | 137 | 1.00 |  |
  Occasionally/About half the time | 36 (44.4) | 81 | 3.77 (2.02-7.01) | <0.001 |
  Always/Most times | 17 (33.3) | 51 | 2.35 (1.13-4.89) | 0.022 |
Frequency of sharing cooker/vial/container, cotton/filter, or rinse water when injecting in the past one month | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Never/Non-IDU | 19 (22.1) | 86 | 1.00 |  |
  Sometimes | 17 (21.8) | 78 | 0.98 (0.47-2.06) | 0.963 |
  Always/Often | 41 (39.0) | 105 | 2.26 (1.19-4.30) | 0.013 |
Frequency of injecting drugs in the past one month | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Non-IDU | 8 (13.8) | 58 | 1.00 |  |
  6 times a week or LESS | 9 (15.5) | 58 | 1.15 (0.41-3.22) | 0.793 |
  1 time a day or MORE | 60 (39.2) | 153 | 4.03 (1.79-9.10) | 0.001 |
Sexual behaviour | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Ever had sexual intercourse | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  No | 2 (4.4) | 45 | 1.00 |  |
  Yes | 75 (33.5) | 224 | 10.82 (2.55-45.89) | 0.001 |
Sexual intercourse in the last 12Â months with any type of partner | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  No/Never had sex | 4 (5.9) | 68 | 1.00 |  |
  Yes | 73 (36.3) | 201 | 9.13 (3.19-26.08) | <0.001 |
Sexual intercourse with regular partner in the last 12Â months | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  No/Never had sex | 15 (14.6) | 103 | 1.00 |  |
  Yes | 62 (37.3) | 166 | 3.50 (1.86-6.58) | <0.001 |
Sexual intercourse with commercial partner in the last 12Â months | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  No/Never had sex | 19 (13.8) | 138 | 1.00 |  |
  Yes | 58 (44.3) | 131 | 4.98 (2.75-9.02) | <0.001 |
Sexual intercourse with non-regular non-commercial partner in the last 12Â months | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  No/Never had sex | 25 (15.0) | 167 | 1.00 |  |
  Yes | 52 (51.0) | 102 | 5.91 (3.32-10.51) | <0.001 |
Frequency of condom use in the last 12Â months with all regular partners | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Never had sex/No sex with regular partner in the last 12 months | 15 (14.6) | 103 | 1.00 |  |
  Always/Often | 20 (32.3) | 62 | 2.79 (1.30-6.00) | 0.008 |
  Sometimes/Never | 42 (40.4) | 104 | 3.97 (2.03-7.79) | <0.001 |
Frequency of condom use in the last 12Â months with all commercial partners | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Never had sex/No sex with commercial partner in the last 12 months | 19 (13.8) | 138 | 1.00 |  |
  Always/Often | 36 (54.5) | 66 | 7.52 (3.79-14.91) | <0.001 |
  Sometimes/Never | 22 (33.8) | 65 | 3.20 (1.58-6.49) | 0.001 |
Frequency of condom use in the last 12Â months with all non-regular non-commercial partners | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Never had sex/No sex with casual partner in the last 12 months | 25 (15.0) | 167 | 1.00 |  |
  Always/Often | 20 (45.5) | 44 | 4.73 (2.28-9.82) | <0.001 |
  Sometimes/Never | 32 (55.2) | 58 | 6.99 (3.58-13.66) | <0.001 |