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Table 2 Service provider characteristics (n = 21)

From: Impact of safer supply programs on injection practices: client and provider experiences in Ontario, Canada

 

Number (n)

Percentage (%)

Program site

Safer supply program 1

6

28.6

Safer supply program 2

9

42.9

Safer supply program 3

3

14.3

Safer supply program 4

3

14.3

Profession

Nurse practitioner

5

23.8

Registered nurse

5

23.8

Physician

4

19

Othera

7

33.3

Ageb

Less than 35

8

38.1

35–44

8

38.1

45–59

4

20

Gender

Man

13

61.9

Woman

6

28.6

Nonbinary

2

9.5

Race

White

15

71.4

East Asian

2

9.5

Southeast Asian

1

4.8

Indigenous Hispanic

1

4.8

Black

1

4.8

Mixed

1

4.8

Years worked at the site

Less than 6 months

1

4.8

6–11 months

5

23.8

1–2 years

3

14.3

3–5 years

5

23.8

6–10 years

6

28.6

More than 10 years

1

4.8

  1. aOther included roles related to case management, administration, navigation, and coordination
  2. bOne practitioner did not provide their age