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Table 3 Comparisons of three referral models during six months of follow-up for HIV-positive subjects

From: Referring heroin users from compulsory detoxification centers to community methadone maintenance treatment: a comparison of three models

Referral strategy

HIV-Positive subjects

Subjects referred

Referral rate

P-value*

N (%)

n (%)

(n/N,%)

Model 1: Referral Cards + Police-assisted MMT enrollment

8 (11.8)

2 (18.2)

25.0

0.0048

Model 2: Referral cards + 2 months MMT in detoxification

33 (48.5)

9 (81.8)

27.3

Model 3: Referral cards only

27 (39.7)

0 (0)

0

Overall

68 (100.0)

11 (100.0)

16.2

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  1. *Fischer’s exact t-test was used because of the small sample size.