Table 1 Data on needle exchange activity
From: Pharmacy-based needle exchange in New Zealand: a review of services
N | Mean (sd) | Median | Min | Max | MW-U; p = (data missing on 1 case) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
How many NX interactions took place in the last 4 weeks? | Total | 149 | 62.4 (128.7) | 12 | 0 | 840 | 943; p < 0.0001 |
L1 | 63 | 26.5 (107.1) | 3 | 0 | 800 | ||
L2 | 85 | 89.8 (137.6) | 40 | 0 | 840 | ||
How many different clients used service in last 4 weeks? | Total | 107 | 17.0 (35.7) | 6 | 0 | 250 | 495.5; p < 0.0001 |
L1 | 41 | 6.2 (16.6) | 2 | 0 | 100 | ||
L2 | 65 | 24.1 (42.6) | 10 | 0 | 250 | ||
How many clients use the service regularly? | Total | 133 | 11.6 (23.4) | 5 | 0 | 200 | 821; p < 0.0001 |
L1 | 54 | 4.6 (14.0) | 1 | 0 | 100 | ||
L2 | 78 | 16.6 (27.3) | 9 | 0 | 200 | ||
How many individual injecting units were issued in the last four weeks?1,2 | Total | 99 | 130.0 (195.9) | 50 | 0 | 1200 | 480.5; p < 0.0001 |
L1 | 32 | 65.7 (156.5) | 20 | 0 | 800 | ||
L2 | 66 | 163.2 (206.9) | 85 | 0 | 1200 |