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. 2017 Mar 13;8(3):637–657. doi: 10.1007/s13300-017-0243-x

Table 5.

Devices used and reuse practice: India vs ROW

India ROW
Device (% use)
 Syringe 39.3 7.1
 Pen 55.0 88.2
 Pump 0.1 1.5
 Pen and syringe 5.6 2.3
Needle length used (mm)
 4 33.9 22.6
 5 6.2 38.0
 6 44.1 16.5
 8 15.9 23.0
Needle reuse (%)
 Pen 92.5 53.8
 Syringe 80.5 27.9
Number of times pen needle reused
 2 13.9 33.7
 3–5 44.2 38.9
 6–10 24.5 14.5
 >10 17.5 12.9
Number of times syringe reused
 2 20.9 45.7
 3–5 53.5 37.2
 6–10 16.1 8.0
 >10 9.5 9.1