Table 1 Characteristics of successful and unsuccessful retail pharmacy syringe purchase attempts (N = 162)
From: Not sold here: limited access to legally available syringes at pharmacies in Tijuana, Mexico
| Â | Successful (%) N = 46 | Unsuccessful (%) N = 116 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mystery shopper sex | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 19 (41.3) | 67 (58.7) | .058 |
   Female | 27 (58.7) | 49 (42.2) |  |
Median number of pharmacy staff who waited on mystery shopper (IQR) | 1 (1-2) | 1 (1-2) | .406 |
Sex of staff person 1 | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 23 (50.0) | 54 (47.0) | .727 |
   Female | 23 (50.0) | 61 (53.0) |  |
Approximate age of staff person 1 | 31 (25-45) | 35 (27-44) | .260 |
Sex of staff person 2 | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 7 (46.7) | 11 (40.7) | .710 |
   Female | 8 (53.3) | 16 (59.3) |  |
Approximate age of staff person 2 | 40 (30-55) | 31 (25-44) | .109 |
Median number of customers within 10 feet of shopper | 1(0-2) | 0 (0-1) | .154 |
Number of customers in store | Â | Â | Â |
   < 5 | 43 (97.7) | 113 (98.3) | .825 |
   5-10 | 1 (2.3) | 2 (1.7) |  |
   > 10 | 0 | 0 |  |