Reports of evidence planting by police among a community-based sample of injection drug users in Bangkok, Thailand

Table 1 Factors associated with drug planting by police among Thai injection drug users (N = 238)*

Characteristic	Yes n (%) n = 72	No n (%) n = 166	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	p- value
Median Age
> 36.5 years	63 (52)	63 (48)	0.88 (0.54 - 1.44)	0.614
≤ 36.5 years	59 (48)	67 (52)
Gender
Female	29 (24)	37 (28)	0.78 (0.45- 1.38)	0.398
Male	93 (76)	93 (72)
Education level
< Secondary school	45 (37)	58 (45)	1.38 (0.83 - 2.28)	0.213
≥ Secondary school	77 (63)	72 (55)
Employment
Yes	20 (16)	26 (20)	0.78 (0.41 - 1.49)	0.460
No	102 (84)	104 (80)
Illegal Income
Yes	8 (7)	6 (5)	1.45 (0.49 - 4.31)	0.503
No	114 (93)	124 (95)
Heroin Use*
Yes	115 (94)	119 (92)	1.52 (0.57 - 4.05)	0.404
No	7 (6)	11 (8)
Yaba Use*
Yes	82 (67)	79 (61)	1.32 (0.79 - 2.22)	0.288
No	40 (33)	51 (39)
Midazolam Use*
Yes	97 (80)	73 (56)	3.03 (1.73 - 5.30)	< 0.001
No	25 (20)	57 (44)
Combination Drug Use*
Yes	95 (78)	80 (62)	2.20 (1.26 - 3.83)	0.005
No	27 (22)	50 (38)
Syringe Borrowing*
Yes	54 (44)	35 (27)	2.16 (1.27 - 3.65)	0.004
No	68 (56)	95 (73)
Syringe Lending*
Yes	55 (45)	37 (28)	2.06 (1.22 - 3.48)	0.007
No	67 (55)	93 (72)
Non-fatal Overdose*
Yes	51 (42)	24 (18)	3.17 (1.79 - 5.61)	< 0.001
No	71 (58)	106 (82)
Incarceration*
Yes	6 (5)	8 (6)	0.79 (0.27 -2.34)	0.669
No	116 (95)	122 (94)
Forced Drug Treatment*
Yes	48 (39)	32 (25)	1.99 (1.16 - 3.41)	0.013
No	74 (61)	98 (75)
Prescription Methadone Use*
Yes	63 (52)	48 (37)	1.82 (1.10 - 3.02)	0.019
No	59 (48)	82 (63)

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