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Table 2 Comparison of telephone survey and mystery shopper outcomes

From: Not sold here: limited access to legally available syringes at pharmacies in Tijuana, Mexico

 

Phone survey outcomes

  

Sells syringes

Doesn't sell syringes

Total

 

Successful

39 (32.5)

3 (18.8)

42 (30.9)

 

Unsuccessful

81 (67.5)

13 (81.3)

94 (69.1)

 

Total

120 (88.2)

16 (11.8)

136 (100.0)

Mystery shopper outcomes

    
  

No prescription

Requires prescription

Total

 

No prescription

64 (86.5)

13 (59.1)

77 (70.6)

 

Requires prescription

10 (13.5)

22 (62.9)

32 (29.4)

 

Total

74 (67.9)

35 (32.1)

109* (100.0)

  1. *11 of the 120 pharmacies that reported selling syringes in the telephone survey did not give a definitive answer regarding their prescription policies