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Table 2 Sex, number of sterile needles distributed, number of needles returned and visits including distribution of SSE by time of NSP visit between 1st January 2018 and 31 December 2018 (source: NSPIS)

From: “No-one just does drugs during business hours!”: evaluation of a 24/7 primary needle and syringe program in St Kilda, Australia

 

Business hoursa

Eveningb

Late nightc

Weekends and public holidaysd

p value

Sex

 Male

9091 (31)

5487 (19)

5154 (18)

9247 (32)

 < 0.001e

 Female

2697 (25)

2223 (21)

2244 (21)

3583 (33)

 

 Missing

65 (38)

34 (20)

14 (8)

59 (34)

 

Sterile needles distributed

345,119 (29)

252,874 (21)

212,142 (18)

374,865 (32)

 < 0.001f

Needles returned

148,061 (31)

102,282 (21)

90,166 (19)

144,007 (30)

0.001f

SSE distributed

651 (14)

929 (20)

1449 (31)

1717 (36)

 < 0.001e

  1. abusiness hours: 09:00–16:59; bevening: 17:00–22:59; covernight: 23:00–08:59; dweekend: 00:00 Saturday–23:59 Sunday and public holidays 00:00–23:59; eChi-square test; fKruskal–Wallis test
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Harm Reduction Journal

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