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Table 1 Pre versus post citrate comparisons in 11 syringe exchange programmes in Cheshire and Merseyside, UK

From: The impact of citrate introduction at UK syringe exchange programmes: a retrospective cohort study in Cheshire and Merseyside, UK

 

Six Month Reporting Period

Established clients

New clients

Pre citrate

Post citrate

Pre citrate

Post citrate

n

n

Individuals

584

544

258

258

Visits

3485

3734

806

854

Total syringes collected

82101

80074

16947

13059

 

%

%

Male

83.6

84.4

82.6

78.3

 

Median (Interquartile range)

Median (Interquartile range)

Age

33.72 (29.89, 38.02)

34.39 (30.43, 38.25)

32.46 (27.75, 36.86)

31.97 (27.67, 35.72)

Visits per person

3 (1, 8)

3 (1, 9)

2 (1, 4)

2 (1, 4)

Syringes collected per person

15 (10, 30)

15 (9.25, 27.5)

14.5 (7.88, 25.0)

10 (6.5, 20.0)1

  1. 1Significant at the <0.05 level