Table 2 |
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Impact of citrate introduction in 11 syringe exchange programmes in Cheshire and Merseyside, UK |
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Six Month Reporting Period |
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12 months pre citrate1 |
Pre citrate |
Post citrate |
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Median (Interquartile range) |
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Established matched pairs (n = 398) |
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Visits per person |
-- |
4 |
5 |
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-- |
(2, 10) |
(2, 11)2 |
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Syringes collected per person |
-- |
15 |
15 |
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-- |
(10, 30) |
(10, 25) |
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Seasonal matched pairs (n = 314) |
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Visits per person |
4 |
-- |
5 |
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(2, 9) |
-- |
(2.75, 12.25)3 |
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Syringes collected per person |
15 |
-- |
20 |
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(10, 30) |
-- |
(10, 30) |
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Steroid matched pairs (n = 295) |
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Visits per person |
-- |
1 |
1 |
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-- |
(1, 2) |
(1, 2) |
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Syringes collected per person |
-- |
30 |
30 |
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-- |
(20, 36) |
(20, 40) |
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112 months pre citrate' corresponds to the post citrate period, 12 months previously and has been used as a control to asses the possibility that any differences between pre and post citrate were due to natural seasonal variations. 2Significant at the <0.05 level 3Significant at the <0.005 level |
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Beynon et al. Harm Reduction Journal 2007 4:21 doi:10.1186/1477-7517-4-21 |
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