Baseline characteristics and survey responses | Overall | Prefer clinic or no preference | Prefer home testing | p-valuea |
---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
All | 141 (100) | 49 (34.8) | 92 (65.2) | Â |
Age group (years) | Â | Â | Â | 0.212 |
  < 30 | 92 (65.3) | 28 (57.1) | 64 (69.6) | |
 30–39 | 34 (24.1) | 17 (34.7) | 17 (18.5) | |
 40–49 | 8 (5.7) | 2 (4.1) | 6 (6.5) | |
  ≥ 50 | 7 (5.0) | 2 (4.1) | 5 (5.4) | |
Risk group | Â | Â | Â | 0.916 |
 Women | 49 (34.8) | 18 (36.7) | 31 (33.7) | |
 Heterosexual men | 43 (30.5) | 14 (28.6) | 29 (31.5) | |
 MSM | 49 (34.8) | 17 (34.7) | 32 (34.8) | |
Living arrangements | Â | Â | Â | 0.034 |
 Friends/flatmates | 75 (53.2) | 18 (36.7) | 57 (62.0) | |
 Alone | 28 (19.9) | 13 (26.5) | 15 (16.3) | |
 Partner | 19 (13.5) | 9 (18.4) | 10 (10.9) | |
 Parents | 15 (10.6) | 6 (12.2) | 9 (9.8) | |
 Other | 4 (2.8) | 3 (6.1) | 1 (1.1) | |
Country of birth | Â | Â | Â | 0.980 |
 Australia | 74 (52.5) | 25 (51.0) | 49 (53.3) | |
 Europe | 38 (27.0) | 13 (26.5) | 25 (27.2) | |
 Asia | 10 (7.1) | 4 (8.2) | 6 (6.5) | |
 Other | 16 (11.4) | 6 (12.2) | 10 (10.9) | |
Previous CT diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | 0.030 |
 Yes | 15 (10.6) | 9 (18.4) | 6 (6.5) | |
 No | 126 (89.4) | 40 (81.6) | 86 (93.5) | |
Condom use last 3Â months | Â | Â | Â | 0.809 |
 Inconsistent (never/sometimes) | 106 (75.2) | 38 (77.6) | 68 (73.9) | |
 Consistent (always) | 27 (19.2) | 8 (16.3) | 19 (20.7) | |
 Missing | 8 (5.7) | 3 (6.1) | 5 (5.4) | |
Number of sexual partners last 3Â months | Â | Â | Â | 0.137 |
 None | 5 (3.6) | 1 (2.0) | 4 (4.4) | |
 1 | 36 (25.5) | 16 (32.7) | 20 (21.7) | |
 2–5 | 74 (52.5) | 20 (40.8) | 54 (58.7) | |
  > 5 | 26 (18.4) | 12 (24.5) | 14 (15.2) | |
STI symptomsb at baseline | Â | Â | Â | 0.678 |
 Yes | 58 (41.1) | 19 (38.8) | 39 (42.4) | |
 No | 83 (58.9) | 30 (61.2) | 53 (57.6) | |
Baseline chlamydia specimen collection | Â | Â | Â | 0.905 |
 Specimens collected by a clinician | 93 (66.0) | 32 (65.3) | 61 (66.3) | |
 Self-collected specimens | 48 (34.0) | 17 (34.7) | 31 (33.7) | |
Comfortable having kit posted to home | Â | Â | Â | 0.045 |
 Very comfortable | 72 (51.1) | 19 (38.8) | 53 (57.6) | |
 Comfortable | 49 (34.8) | 19 (38.8) | 30 (32.6) | |
 Neutral/uncomfortable | 20 (14.2) | 11 (22.5) | 9 (9.8) | |
How easy to understand instructions | Â | Â | Â | 0.948 |
 Very easy | 92 (65.3) | 31 (63.3) | 61 (66.3) | |
 Easy | 44 (31.2) | 16 (32.7) | 28 (30.4) | |
 Neutral/hard | 5 (3.6) | 2 (4.1) | 3 (3.3) | |
How easy to collect specimen | Â | Â | Â | 0.259 |
 Very easy | 89 (63.1) | 29 (59.2) | 60 (65.2) | |
 Easy | 46 (32.6) | 16 (32.7) | 30 (32.6) | |
 Neutral/hard | 6 (4.3) | 4 (8.2) | 2 (2.2) | |
How confident specimen collected correctly | Â | Â | Â | 0.450 |
 Very confident | 60 (42.6) | 20 (40.8) | 40 (43.5) | |
 Reasonably confident | 67 (47.5) | 22 (44.9) | 45 (48.9) | |
 Neutral/not confident | 14 (9.9) | 7 (14.3) | 7 (7.6) | |
Any problems collecting the specimens | Â | Â | Â | 0.559 |
 No | 97 (68.8) | 35 (71.4) | 62 (67.4) | |
 Yes | 42 (29.8) | 13 (26.5) | 29 (31.5) | |
Comfort with SMS reminders | Â | Â | Â | 0.577 |
 Comfortable/Very comfortable | 126 (89.4) | 45 ((91.8) | 81 (88.0) | |
 Neutral/uncomfortable | 15 (10.6) | 4 (8.2) | 11 (12.0) |