Table 3

Bivariate associations with early exit


n
Exit1 (before start)
Exit2 (within 30 days treatment)
Exit3 (any early exit)

Sex

**
n/s
**
     Male
1,789
18.3%
9.8%
26.3%
     Female
835
13.4%
8.4%
20.7%
Ethnicity

**
n/s
**
     White
1,945
17.9%
9.9%
26.2%
     Other
679
13.3%
6.9%
19.7%
Referral source

**
n/s
**
     CJS
507
24.1%
7.5%
29.7%
     Other
2,117
15.0%
9.7%
23.7%
Primary drug

*
n/s
**
     Stimulant
657
19.9%
11.2%
29.8%
     Other
1,967
15.7%
8.7%
23.2%
Injecting status

**
n/s
**
     Current injector
466
9.4%
6.9%
15.7%
     Not current injector
2,158
18.3%
9.9%
26.4%
Housing status

**
n/s
**
     Is NFA
265
26.0%
12.2%
35.1%
     Not NFA
2,143
14.8%
9.2%
22.7%
Wait for triage

n/s
n/s
**
     Any
1,302
18.2%
10.6%
26.8%
     None
1,322
15.3%
8.1%
22.2%
Wait for treatment


n/s
n/s
     Long
1,106
-
9.5%
9.5%
     Short
1,028
-
9.6%
9.6%
Type of service


**
**
     Prescribing
806
-
6.7%
6.0%
     Other
1,329
-
11.7%
11.7%

* p < 0.05, **p < 0.01

Stevens et al. Harm Reduction Journal 2008 5:13   doi:10.1186/1477-7517-5-13

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