| Petrogradskiy | Viborgskiy | P value* |
---|---|---|---|
  Number of Pharmacies | 24 | 84 |  |
Refused to sell (total) | 13 (54%) | 25 (30%) | 0.03 |
  Stocked but refused to sell | 5 (21%) | 14 (17%) | 0.76 |
  Don’t stock at all | 4 (17%) | 7 (8%) | 0.25 |
  Don’t stock right now | 4 (17%) | 4 (5%) | 0.07 |
Sold 1 or 2Â ml syringes (total) | 11 (46%) | 59 (70%) | 0.03 |
  As singles | 9 (38%) | 40 (48%) | 0.48 |
  As 10 packs only | 2 (8%) | 19 (23%) | 0.15 |
Pharmacy type selling syringes | Â | Â | Â |
  Subsidized through   governmental program | 0 of 1 | 7 of 8 | 0.22 |
  Chain | 10 of 22 | 44 of 63 | 0.07 |
  Independent | 1 of 1 | 8 of 13 | 1.00 |