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Table 2 Injecting and syringe exchange program use

From: The syringe gap: an assessment of sterile syringe need and acquisition among syringe exchange program participants in New York City

 

Median

Range

Interquartile range

All syringes obtained on day of interview

10

1, 1000

10, 20

Syringes obtained for personal use on day of interview

10

1, 400

5, 20

SEP use in past month

4

1, 60

2, 8

Monthly injection frequency

60

0.2, 600

30, 120

Injections per syringe (number)

1

1, 10

1, 2

Proportionate syringe coverage: those with coverage ≥ 1 (adequate)

2.3

1, 6.3

1.3, 4.4

Proportionate syringe coverage: those with coverage < 1 (inadequate)

0.33

0.01, 0.97

0.17, 0.51