Table 1.
Sample characteristics in the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) syringe exchange program (SEP) survey (with data from the 2007 Beth Israel national SEP survey provided for sample comparison) (n = 111).
|
CIRA survey, n (%) |
Beth Israel survey, n (%)[44] |
|
|---|---|---|
| SEPs participating | 111 (60) | 131 (70) |
| Volume of exchange (units/year) | ||
| Small (<10 000) | 10 (11) | 23 (18) |
| Medium (10 000–55 000) | 29 (31) | 37 (28) |
| Large (55 001–499 999) | 42 (45) | 57 (44) |
| Very large (>500 000) | 13 (14) | 13 (10) |
| SEP services offered | ||
| Naloxone distribution | 45 (41) | 52 (40) |
| Condom distribution | 111 (100) | 130 (99) |
| Drug treatment referrals | 105 (96) | 120 (92) |
| HIV testing | 31 (28) | 115 (88)1 |
| HBV testing | 24 (22) | 30 (23)2 |
| Region | ||
| Northeast | 30 (29) | 31 (23) |
| South | 11 (11) | 13 (10) |
| West | 42 (40) | 61 (47) |
| Midwest | 22 (20) | 26 (20) |
| Modal race/ethnicity of clientele3 | ||
| White | 69 (72) | – |
| African American | 18 (19) | – |
| Hispanic | 8 (18) | – |
| Distribution modalities | ||
| Stationary | 81 (73) | – |
| Mobile | 62 (57) | – |
| Delivery | 39 (36) | 59 (45) |
| All three | 23 (21) | – |
| Program setting | ||
| Urban only | 44 (40) | – |
| Suburban only | 20 (18) | – |
| Rural only | 8 (7) | – |
| Urban and suburban | 10 (9) | – |
| Urban and rural | 11 (10) | – |
| Suburban and rural | 9 (8) | – |
| All three | 2 (2) | – |
| Legal environment | ||
| SEP operating illegally | 29 (26) | – |
| Any syringe possession w/o prescription legal | 50 (47) | – |
| Syringe possession w/o prescription legal only for SEP clients | 72 (65) | – |
| Operated by department of health | 21 (26) | 34 (26)4 |
| Receiving state funding | 61 (63) | 67 (52) |
1
Includes any HIV counseling or testing.
2
Includes any hepatitis B virus (HBV) counseling or testing.
3
No respondent indicated Asian, Native American, Pacific Islander or Other as the modal category.
4
Operated by city, county or state government.