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Table 3 Design preferences and important amenities identified for SIS among PWID willing to use SIS (n = 137)

From: Potential use of supervised injection services among people who inject drugs in a remote and mid-size Canadian setting

Design feature

Total

(n = 137)

n (%)

Males

(n = 78)

n (%)

Females (n = 59)

n (%)

 

Willing to walk to SIS

121 (88.3)

74 (94.9)

47 (79.1)

**

 Willing to walk 20 min or more during Summer months

86 (62.7)

59 (75.6)

27 (45.8)

***

 Willing to walk 20 min or more during Winter months

43 (31.4)

32 (41.0)

11 (18.6)

**

Willing to take a bus to SIS

107 (78.1)

66 (84.6)

41 (69.5)

NS

 Willing to take a bus for 20 min or more during Summer months

88 (64.2)

57 (73.0)

31 (52.5)

*

 Willing to take a bus for 20 min or more during Winter months

87 (63.5)

57 (73.0)

30 (50.8)

*

Preferred set-up for injecting space

 Private cubicle

103 (75.7)

57 (74.0)

46 (77.9)

NS

 An open plan with benches at one large table or counter

5 (3.7)

4 (5.2)

1 (1.7)

 

 An open plan with tables and chairs

9 (6.7)

4 (5.2)

5 (8.5)

 A combination of above

19 (13.9)

12 (15.6)

7 (11.9)

Preferred operating hours

 Daytime

79 (63.2)

44 (62.9)

35 (63.6)

NS

 Evening

34 (27.2)

17 (24.3)

17 (30.9)

 

 Overnight

12 (9.6)

9 (12.8)

3 (5.5)

Involvement of PWID in SIS operation

71 (51.8)

36 (46.2)

35 (59.3)

NS

Important amenities identified for SIS

Needle distribution

136 (99.3)

77 (98.7)

59 (100)

NS

Distribution of sterile injection equipment

135 (98.5)

76 (97.4)

59 (100)

NS

Preventing or responding to overdose

134 (97.8)

75 (96.2)

58 (98.3)

NS

Access to health services

132 (96.4)

76 (97.4)

56 (94.9)

NS

HIV/HCV testing

131 (95.6)

75 (96.2)

56 (94.9)

NS

Withdrawal Management

129 (94.2)

76 (96.4)

53 (89.8)

NS

Washrooms

128 (93.4)

74 (98.9)

54 (91.5)

NS

Nursing staff for medical care and supervised injection teaching

127 (92.7)

70 (89.7)

57 (96.6)

NS

Harm reduction education

126 (92.0)

71 (91.0)

55 (93.2)

NS

Referrals to drug treatment, rehab, and other services when ready to use

124 (90.5)

70 (89.7)

54 (91.5)

NS

  1. NS not significant at p < 0.05 level
  2. *p < 0.05
  3. **p < 0.01
  4. ***p < 001