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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: IRB. 2015 Jan-Feb;37(1):17–19.

Table 2.

PSIs reported by participants at study sites in Nanning and Xinjiang, China, and Chiang Mai, Thailand

PSI Week
Total visits 26 52 78 104
Long Term Medication Assisted Treatment (LT-MAT)
N=1173 N=374 N=343 N=254 N=202
Drug-related PSIs
Reduction in Drug Use 523 (45%) 175 (47%) 151 (44%) 108 (43%) 88 (44%)
Reduce Cravings/Withdrawal 32 (3%) 17 (5%) 10 (3%) 1 (0%) 4 (3%)
Non-drug-related PSIs
Improved Health 132 (11%) 53 (14%) 33 (10%) 30 (12%) 16 (8%)
Life Improved 131 (11%) 59 (16%) 36 (10%) 24 (9%) 12 (6%)
Gained Knowledge 90 (8%) 27 (7%) 27 (8%) 21 (8%) 15 (7%)
Relationships Improved 84 (7%) 31 (8%) 21 (6%) 19 (7%) 13 (6%)
Program Helpful 70 (6%) 15 (4%) 18 (5%) 20 (8%) 17 (8%)
Economic Improvement 68 (6%) 32 (9%) 15 (4%) 16 (6%) 5 (2%)
Short Term Medication Assisted Treatment (ST-MAT)
N=1178 N=369 N=344 N=255 N=210
Drug-related PSIs
Reduction in Drug Use 425 (36%) 153 (41%) 122 (35%) 97 (38%) 53 (25%)
Reduce Cravings/Withdrawal 83 (7%) 18 (5%) 26 (8%) 17 (7%) 22 (10%)
Non-drug-related PSIs
Gained Knowledge 117 (10%) 37 (10%) 27 (8%) 26 (10%) 27 (13%)
Improved Health 115 (10%) 50 (14%) 27 (8%) 25 (10%) 13 (6%)
Life Improved 107 (9%) 35 (9%) 38 (11%) 20 (9%) 14 (7%)
Program Helpful 77 (7%) 26 (7%) 19 (6%) 18 (7%) 14 (7%)
Relationships Improved 68 (6%) 24 (7%) 21 (6%) 14 (5%) 9 (4%)
Economic Improvement 29 (3%) 14 (4%) 8 (2%) 5 (2%) 2 (1%)