Research Article

The Impact of Social Structures on Deviant Behaviors: The Study of 402 High Risk Street Drug Users in Iran

Table 2

Univariate logistic regression for assessing associations between drug use and related factors.

VariablesCannabis
OR (95% CI)
Alcohol
OR (95% CI)
Opium
OR (95% CI)
Heroin
OR (95% CI)
Cocaine
OR (95% CI)
Sedative
OR (95% CI)

Age1.04 (1.01–1.07)1.01 (0.99–1.01)0.97 (0.94–1.01)0.98 (0.96–1.01)1.08 (0.92–1.05)0.98 (0.95–1.01)
Sex
 FemaleReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 Male1.61 (0.14–17.98)1.45 (0.13–16.10)9.55 (0.85–106.87)1.01 (0.09–11.26)1.71 (0.15–16.54)1.16 (0.10–13.00)
Marital status
 SingleReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 Divorced2.07 (1.23–3.49)1.42 (0.85–2.39)0.81 (0.38–1.74)1.64 (0.98–2.75)6.35 (0.39–9.45)0.61 (0.11–3.38)
 Marriage1.34 (0.83–2.15)0.89 (0.55–1.44)1.10 (0.57–2.12)0.81 (0.48–1.38)1.03 (0.29–3.60)0.33 (0.07–1.49)
Educational level
 IlliterateReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 Primary/secondary school0.54 (0.25–1.14)0.53 (0.25–1.15)1.01 (0.39–2.59)0.29 (0.14–0.60)0.29 (0.14–0.60)0.54 (0.22–1.27)
 Diploma/academic0.40 (0.11–1.38)0.26 (0.07–0.94)1.20 (0.25–5.60)0.33 (0.09–1.18)0.33 (0.09–1.18)1.62 (0.29–8.92)
History of imprisonment
 NoReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 Yes2.12 (1.32–3.40)0.35 (0.21–0.58)0.87 (0.49–1.56)0.27 (0.17–0.44)1.00 (0.26–3.84)0.49 (0.28–0.84)
Deviant network
 NoReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 Yes 0.88 (0.49–1.50) 0.55 (0.49–1.57)1.10 (0.52–2.30)1.13 (0.61–2.10)0.48 (0.10–2.21)1.06 (0.54–1.85)
Low social capital
 NoReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 Yes0.85 (0.44–1.60)1.96 (0.99–3.86)0.38 (0.13–1.13)0.97 (0.48–1.96)1.45 (0.17–12.42)1.31 (0.64–2.65)
Low social sources
 NoReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 Yes1.53 (0.83–2.83)1.09 (0.60–1.99)0.83 (0.37–1.87)1.59 (0.85–2.96)1.93 (0.22–16.38)0.88 (0.47–1.64)
Stress
 NoReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 Yes0.87 (0.49–1.54)0.99 (0.56–1.75)1.69 (0.84–3.40)0.60 (0.31–1.15)1.06 (0.19–5.31)0.86 (0.47–1.55)

Odds ratio.