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Table 1 Summary characteristics of BC Take-Home Naloxone distribution data from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2020, stratified by risk of overdose

From: Factors associated with take-home naloxone kit usage in British Columbia: an analysis of administrative data

Characteristics

Not Personally at Risk of Overdose (N = 51,641)

Personally at Risk of Overdose (N = 150,634)

Total (N = 202,275)

p-value of Chi Square Analysis

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%*)

 

Year

   

 < 0.001

  2017

10,224 (30.4%)

23,426 (69.6%)

33,650 (16.6%)

 

  2018

18,487 (31.9%)

39,521 (68.1%)

58,008 (28.7%)

 

  2019

12,990 (25.7%)

37,633 (74.3%)

50,623 (25.0%)

 

  2020

9,940 (16.6%)

50,054 (83.4%)

59,994 (29.7%)

 

Health Region

   

 < 0.001

  Fraser

10,486 (16.8%)

51,977 (83.2%)

62,463 (30.9%)

 

  Interior

13,712 (27.8%)

35,572 (72.2%)

49,284 (24.4%)

 

  Island

14,169 (30.8%)

31,900 (69.2%)

46,069 (22.8%)

 

  Northern

3,724 (22.1%)

13,143 (77.9%)

16,867 (8.3%)

 

  Vancouver Coastal

9,374 (34.5%)

17,777 (65.5%)

27,151 (13.4%)

 

  Unknown

176 (39.9%)

265 (60.1%)

441 (0.2%)

 

Kit Collection Reason

   

 < 0.001

  Used

6,949 (8.4%)

75,667 (91.6%)

82,616 (40.8%)

 

  Not Useda

44,692 (37.3%)

74,967 (62.7%)

119,659 (59.2%)

 

Gender

   

 < 0.001

  Male

19,446 (19.2%)

82,088 (80.8%)

101,534 (50.2%)

 

  Female

28,209 (32.0%)

60,054 (68.0%)

88,263 (43.6%)

 

  Trans and Gender Expansive

2,081 (43.7%)

2,679 (56.3%)

4,760 (2.4%)

 

  Unknown

1,905 (24.7%)

5,813 (75.3%)

7,718 (3.8%)

 

Age Group

   

 < 0.001

  Under 19

2,589 (26.4%)

7,203 (73.6%)

9,792 (4.8%)

 

  19—30

15,991 (24.0%)

50,555 (76.0%)

66,546 (32.9%)

 

  31—60

27,392 (24.9%)

82,515 (75.1%)

109,907 (54.3%)

 

  Over 60

2,733 (44.1%)

3,463 (55.9%)

6,196 (3.1%)

 

  Unknown

2,936 (29.9%)

6,898 (70.1%)

9,834 (4.9%)

 
  1. *Column percentages
  2. aTake-home naloxone kit was recipient’s first kit or replacement due to a previous kit being lost, stolen, confiscated or expired