Availability of telehealth-based services at syringe services programs under the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Table 2 Association of SSP operational characteristics with availability of medical and non-medical telehealth-based health services in 2020

Characteristic	Medical interventions via telehealth*		Non-medical interventions via telehealth**
	aOR	95% CI	aOR	95% CI
Program type
CBO-SSP	4.69	1.96, 11.19	2.18	1.10, 4.31
PHD-SSP	REF	REF	REF	REF
Census Region
Midwest	1.95	0.68, 5.57	3.37	1.13, 10.02
South	2.52	0.69, 9.20	3.90	1.28, 11.80
Northeast	4.29	1.79, 10.31	6.67	2.28, 19.52
West	REF	REF	REF	REF
Funding Source
Governmental	2.45	1.35, 4.47	1.73	0.83, 3.62
No governmental	REF	REF	REF	REF

Bolded adjusted odds ratios represent p < 0.05
^*Medical interventions included: HIV status counseling, HIV medical care, HCV status counseling, HCV medical care, and Buprenorphine/Suboxone
^**Non-medical interventions included: wellbeing/check-ins, overdose prevention training, health navigation/case management, harm reduction counseling, and psychological counseling
CBO Community-based organization, PHD Public health department

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