Setting foot in private spaces: extending the hepatitis C cascade of care to automatic needle/syringe dispensing machines, a mixed methods study

Table 1 Fieldwork-observed occasions of ADM use by gender

	Total (%) n = 201	Females (%) n = 50	Males (%) n = 149	p-value
Day of week^a
Monday	21 (10)	5 (10)	16 (11)
Tuesday	21 (10)	6 (12)	15 (10)
Wednesday	31 (15)	9 (18)	22 (15)
Thursday	22 (11)	7 (14)	15 (10)
Friday	40 (20)	6 (12)	33 (21)
Saturday	42 (21)	10 (20)	31 (21)
Sunday	24 (12)	7 (14)	17 (11)	.794
Time of day^b
2400–0300	11 (5)	4 (8)	7 (5)
0301–0759	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
0800–1159	38 (19)	8 (16)	30 (20)
1200–1559	45 (22)	11 (22)	34 (23)
1600–1959	63 (31)	18 (36)	44 (30)
2000–2359	44 (22)	9 (18)	34 (23)	.738
Age categories (years)
20 s	11 (5)	6 (12)	5 (3)
30 s	70 (35)	15 (30)	55 (37)
40 s	84 (42)	20 (40)	62 (42)
50 s+	36 (18)	9 (18)	27 (18)	.228
Number in group
Alone	150 (75)	30 (60)	120 (81)
≥ 2	51 (25)	20 (40)	29 (20)	.004
Transport
On foot	129 (64)	32 (64)	97 (65)
Car	59 (29)	15 (30)	42 (28)
Other^c	13 (6)	3 (6)	10 (7)	.961
Fit-packs obtained/use
1–2	171 (85)	36 (72)	133 (89)
≥ 3	30 (15)	14 (28)	16 (11)	.003
Disposal
Yes	3 (1)	2 (4)	1 (1)
No	198 (99)	48 (96)	148 (99)	.095

^aIncludes duplicate fieldwork sessions on Wednesday (n = 2) and Friday (n = 2)
^bFieldwork occasions of use for 2400 -259 for Saturday and Sunday only; No fieldwork occasions of use observed from 0300- 0759 h
^cOther transport include motorbike or bicycle (n = 9) and scooter or skateboard (n = 3)

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