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Table 2 Test coverage and timeliness for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and blood borne viruses (BBVs) by age group and location of prison of admission.

From: Testing for sexually transmitted infections and blood borne viruses on admission to Western Australian prisons

Test

Metropolitan adults

% (n)

Regional adults

% (n)

Juveniles*

% (n)

STI coverage†

39.2 (163/416)

40.7 (120/295)

84.1 (195/232)

   STI ≤ 7 days††

71.0 (110/155)

25.6 (30/117)

97.4 (185/190)

   STI ≤ 28 days††

80.6 (125/155)

70.9 (83/117)

98.4 (187/190)

BBV coverage‡

47.2 (193/409)

45.5 (132/290)

15.8 (37/234)

   BBV ≤ 7 days‡‡

9.1 (16/175)

15.6 (19/122)

69.7 (23/33)

   BBV ≤ 28 days‡‡

43.4 (76/175)

63.9 (78/122)

97.0 (32/33)

  1. *There are no juvenile correctional facilities in regional Western Australia
  2. †excludes 3 refusals (1 metropolitan adult, 2 juveniles)
  3. ††proportion of those who had STI testing and information available on the time of testing
  4. ‡excludes 13 refusals (8 metropolitan adults, 5 regional adults)
  5. ‡‡proportion of those who had BBV testing and information available on the time of testing