Program and Operational Characteristics of Syringe Services Programs—Data from the National Survey of Syringe Services Programs (Anonymized), 2022

The National Survey of Syringe Services Programs (NSSSP) is an activity under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) PS22-2208 “Support a national network of Syringe Services Programs (SSPs) and oversee implementation and use of an annual survey of SSPs”, Component 1. The goal of the NSSSP is to collect information on SSP characteristics, services and referrals offered, people served, funding, community relationships, and operational successes and challenges annually to ensure comprehensive services are being provided to meet the needs of people who use drugs (PWUD). These data will be used to monitor national SSP coverage, document the capacity and needs of SSPs, quantify the public health impact of SSPs, and identify disparities in areas with low coverage relative to a high burden of health consequences from the syndemic of drug use, HIV, and hepatitis C virus (HCV). These data are not intended to be used to determine the effectiveness of SSPs. The NSSSP was reviewed by the RTI Institutional Review Board (IRB) and while it does not collect any individual-level data or personally identifying information, the NSSSP does contain sensitive organization level information which requires protection.全国注射器服务项目调查（National Survey of Syringe Services Programs, NSSSP）是美国疾病控制与预防中心（Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC）旗下PS22-2208项目“支持注射器服务项目（Syringe Services Programs, SSPs）全国网络建设，并督导SSPs年度调查的实施与应用”的第一组成部分。该调查的核心目标为按年度采集SSPs的基本特征、所提供的服务及转介服务、服务对象、资金来源、社区合作关系，以及运营成效与面临的挑战等信息，以确保能够提供全面覆盖的服务，满足药物使用人群（people who use drugs, PWUD）的健康需求。此类数据将用于监测全国SSPs的覆盖范围、记录SSPs的服务能力与现存需求、量化SSPs的公共卫生影响，并针对药物使用、艾滋病病毒（HIV）与丙型肝炎病毒（hepatitis C virus, HCV）联合流行导致健康后果负担较高的低覆盖区域，识别其中存在的健康差异。本调查所获数据并非用于判定SSPs的实施有效性。全国注射器服务项目调查已接受RTI机构审查委员会（Institutional Review Board, IRB）的伦理审查，尽管该调查未采集任何个体层面数据或个人可识别信息，但其中包含需予以保护的敏感组织级信息。