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Table 1 Association of drug check results and intentions for dose reduction or drug disposal of Insite clients who used a fentanyl drug checking service in Vancouver, Canada

From: Evaluation of a fentanyl drug checking service for clients of a supervised injection facility, Vancouver, Canada

Drug check resulta

Total

Dose reduction

Yes; n (%)b

Dose reduction

No; n (%)

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

P valuec

 Positive

391

142 (36.32)

249 (63.68)

9.36 (4.25–20.65)

0.0001

 Negative

122

7 (5.74)

115 (94.26)

Ref.

 

Drug check resulta

Total

Drug disposal

Yes; n (%)

Drug disposal

No; n (%)

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

P valuec

 Positive

436

50 (11.47)

386 (88.53)

1.60 (0.79–3.26)

0.186

 Negative

134

10 (7.46)

124 (92.54)

Ref.

 
  1. aLimited to pre-consumption checks. bAll percentages are row percentage. cP values based on chi-square and Fisher’s exact test as appropriate