Table 4.
Samples discarded according to clients’ belief of what the sample was in relation to colorimetric test result
Match status* | Discarded on site | Total (%) |
---|---|---|
Matched | 13 | 1891 (0.69)** |
Not matched | 8 | 155 (5.16)** |
Unknown-belief | 8 | 130 (6.15)** |
Unknown-colorimetric result | 23 | 148 (15.54)** |
Unknown-Unknown | 8 | 26 (30.77) |
Other | 5 | 37 (13.51) |
Total | 65 | 2387 (100.00) |
*Match status refers to whether clients’ expectation of what the substance was, matched the colorimetric drug checking result
**Fisher’s exact test between (match and not-match), (match and unknown result), and (match and unknown belief/result) resulted in p value < 0.001