Table 2.

Pain and Acceptability Scores

	Route	Count	Mean	SE	Range	Median (IQR)
Paina
Immediate	IM	20	2.5	0.41	0 –8	2 (1, 3)
	SC	20	3.25	0.58	0–10	2.5 (1, 4.75)
24-h postinjection	IM	18	1	0.28	0–4	1 (0, 2)
	SC	19	2.26	0.47	0–5	2 (0, 5)
Acceptabilityb
Immediately after injection	IM	18	7.94	0.49	3–10	8 (7, 10)
	SC	19	6.21	0.67	0–10	6 (4, 9)
12 wk after injection	IM	19	8	0.59	2–10	9 (8, 10)
	SC	18	6.33	0.75	0–10	8 (3, 0)

^aHigher scores indicate more pain.

^bHigher scores indicate greater acceptability.