|
All
|
141 (100)
|
49 (34.8)
|
92 (65.2)
| |
|
Age group (years)
| | | |
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
| | | |
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
| | | |
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
| | | |
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
| | | |
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 3 months
| | | |
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 3 months
| | | |
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
| | | |
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
| | | |
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
| | | |
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
| | | |
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
| | | |
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
| | | |
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
| | | |
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
| | | |
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)
|
