Factors associated with extrajudicial arrest for syringe possession: results of a department-wide survey of municipal police in Tijuana, Mexico

Table 2 Odds of arresting for syringe possession among municipal police officers (n = 995)

	OR	95% CI		p-value	AOR	95% CI		p-value
Sociodemographic
Sex (Ref: Women)
Men	1.44	0.98	2.12	0.065	1.62	1.04	2.52	0.033
Age	1.00	0.98	1.01	0.795
Education (Ref: <High School)
= High School	1.04	0.75	1.43	0.831
> High School	0.98	0.65	1.48	0.938
Marital status (Ref: Single/Never married)
Married/Common law	1.32	0.88	1.98	0.173
Separated/Divorced/Widowed	1.70	0.88	3.28	0.113
Policing characteristic
Years in law enforcement	1.00	0.98	1.01	0.806
Number of times ever been stuck by a needle
1 (Ref: 0)	1.21	0.76	1.92	0.420
2 or more	2.08	1.20	3.60	0.009
District of service (Ref: Elsewhere)
Along Tijuana River Canal	2.58	1.99	3.33	< 0.001	2.85	2.16	3.77	< 0.001
Attitudes towards drug use
PWUD do not care about their health
Agree (Ref: Disagree)	1.39	0.86	2.25	0.177
Neither agree nor disagree	1.60	0.90	2.84	0.112
Drug addiction is a disease
Agree (Ref: Disagree)	1.19	0.77	1.82	0.434
Neither agree nor disagree	0.72	0.35	1.46	0.362
PWUD do not deserve to be treated as other people
Agree (Ref: Disagree)	1.20	0.84	1.70	0.311
Neither agree nor disagree	1.43	0.97	2.10	0.072
Interactions with PWUD
Referrals of PWUD to social/health programs^a
All the time/Sometimes (Ref: Never/Rarely)	2.36	1.83	3.04	< 0.001	1.97	1.48	2.61	< 0.001
Physical altercation with PWUD^a
All the time/Sometimes (Ref: Never/Rarely)	2.85	2.22	3.67	< 0.001	2.83	2.14	3.74	< 0.001
Knowledge of the law of syringe possession
Can a person possess syringes under the law of Baja California, Mexico? (Ref: No)
Yes	0.69	0.53	0.90	0.006	0.61	0.46	0.82	< 0.001

OR odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence intervals, Ref reference group, ^athe question refers to the last 6 months, PWUD people who use drugs, Significant variables at p < 0.05 are bolded

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