Table 5.
Psychosocial factors impacting the likelihood of using FTS among SSP clients in southern Wisconsin
| Factor | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Your counselor or doctor recommended them? | 2.0 (1.2) |
| The SSP staff recommended them? | 2.3 (1.2) |
| Your supplier recommended them? | 2.1 (1.4) |
| Your friends recommended them? | 2.2 (1.2) |
| Someone showed you how to use them? | 2.1 (1.3) |
| You had a safe or private place to use them? | 2.3 (1.3) |
| You didn’t have to waste drugs to use them? | 2.7 (1.3) |
How much more likely would you be to use fentanyl test strips if… (0–4: not at all likely, a little more likely, somewhat more likely, quite a bit more likely, a great deal more likely)
Key Likert questions were mapped from 0 to 4 and described by the mean (SD)
FTS fentanyl test strip, SSP syringe service program, SD standard deviation