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Table 3 Injection equipment, other health products, and related items to be distributed via vending machines—participants’ wish list (N = 149)

From: Perceived acceptability of and willingness to use syringe vending machines: results of a cross-sectional survey of out-of-service people who inject drugs in Tbilisi, Georgia

Item

N (%)

95% CI

Lower

Upper

Needles and syringes

148 (99)

95.3%

99.9%

Cotton

89 (60)

51.6%

67.4%

Sterile water

88 (59)

50.9%

66.7%

Oral HIV self-test kit

83 (56)

47.6%

63.6%

Alcohol swab

82 (55)

46.9%

62.9%

Naloxone

69 (46)

38.4%

54.4%

Small glass vial

50 (34)

26.4%

41.6%

HCV self-test kit (if becomes available)

49 (33)

25.7%

40.9%

Male condom

47 (32)

24.5%

39.5%

Tourniquet

44 (30)

22.7%

37.4%

Scalp vein (butterfly) set

37 (25)

18.5%

32.5%

Contact information of available services

30 (20)

14.4%

27.4%

Risk reduction information and education materials

25 (17)

11.5%

23.7%

Filters

22 (15)

9.9%

21.5%

Cooking spoon

20 (13)

8.8%

20.0%

Female condom

18 (12)

7.7%

18.4%

Lemon acid1

16 (11)

6.6%

16.9%

Roller-bandage*

16 (11)

6.6%

16.9%

Medical plaster*

10 (7)

3.6%

12.1%

Pregnancy test kit

12 (8)

4.6%

13.7%

Iodine*

8 (5)

2.7%

10.4%

Hand napkins (wet)*

7 (5)

2.2%

9.6%

Antihistamine medicine*,2

7 (5)

2.2%

9.6%

Hand napkins (dry)*

6 (4)

1.8%

8.7%

Drug testing kit*

5 (3)

1.4%

7.9%

Surgical spirit*

4 (3)

1.0%

7.0%

Pain killer pills*

3 (2)

.6%

6.1%

Solid fuel tablets*,3

2 (1)

.3%

5.3%

Other*,4

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  1. *Items were not in a predefined list, but were added/proposed by participants
  2. 1To be added to low quality heroin
  3. 2Often mixed with opioids to increase the potency and prolong the effect
  4. 3Used to hit up heroin solution; also used at the final stage when preparing home-made stimulants or opioids to hit up drug solution; candle often used for similar purposes
  5. 4Items that received lowest endorsement (named only once) such as lighter, candle, urine testing kit and so on