Young people’s perceptions of smartphone-enabled self-testing and online care for sexually transmitted infections: qualitative interview study

Table 1 Participants’ characteristics

Characteristic		Number
Asked by the interviewer before the interview:
	Gender	Female	Male
Age^a	16–17	3	2
	18–19	4	6
	20–21	2	4
	22–23	0	4
Ethnicity^b	Black/Black British, African	10
	Black/Black British, Caribbean	6
	Black British	5
	Mixed	3
	Muslim/Asian	1
Self-defined sexual orientation^{b, c}	Straight	22
	Bisexual	2
	Gay	1
Current sexual partner/s	Yes	15
	No	9
	‘it’s complicated’	1
Reported during the interview:
STI testing experience	Yes	22
STI testing experience	No	3
Smartphone ownership	Yes, at time of interview	22
	Not currently, but has had (lost, in repair, broken)	3
	Never had a smartphone	0

^aFor sampling purposes, age-groups were 16–19 and 20–24 years, however no participants were aged 24 years
^bSelf-defined by participants. Ethnicity categories were grouped by researchers
^cAll three respondents self-identifying as bisexual or gay were female

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