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Table 4 Types of Support PWID Had for Moving to Continental US in the Past (n = 57)

From: Migration to the US among rural Puerto Ricans who inject drugs: influential factors, sources of support, and challenges for harm reduction interventions

Variable

%

Received Any Support For Migration

29.5%

Types of Organizations That Provided Support (Not Mutually Exclusive)

 Pastor/Church/Religious Org.

3.5%

 State Police

5.3%

 Municipal Police

10.5%

 Family/Friends

61.4%

 Other

22.8%

Types of Support Received (Not Mutually Exclusive)

 Financial

36.8%

 Purchased Plane Ticket

71.9%

 Direct Connection to HIV/AIDS Program

0.0%

 Direct Connection to HCV Program

0.0%

 Direct Connection to Drug Treatment Programs

21.1%

 Other

12.3%