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Table 2 ASSIST scores at baseline and month 6

From: Six-month retention and changes in quality of life and substance use from a low-threshold methadone maintenance therapy programme in Durban, South Africa

Characteristic

Baseline completed (n = 54)

6 months completed (n = 41)

p value

Median

IQR

Median

IQR

Substance

 Tobacco

18

15–24

22

18–24

0.4782

 Opioids

37

33–39

9

3–23

 < 0.0001

 Alcohol

0

0–6

2

0–6

0.4388

 Cannabis

12.5

3–23

21

17–26

0.0003

 Cocaine

0

0–3

6

0–14

0.0541

 Amphetamine type stimulant

0

0

0

0

0.1288

Total

81.5

67–93

67

49–90

0.0052

 

n

%

n

%

p value

Never injected

41

76%

28

68%

0.1573

Last injected > 3 months ago

4

7%

8

20%

0.0956

Injected < 3 months ago

9

17%

5

12%

0.6547

Injection frequency among those who injected in last 3 months

  < once weekly or < 3 days in a row

3

33%

2

40%

0.5637

  > once weekly or > 3 days in a row

6

67%

3

60%

1.0000