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Table 1 Demographic Profile of Participants included in the Primary Efficacy Analysis (N = 678*)

From: An observed, prospective field study to evaluate the performance and acceptance of a blood-based HIV self-test in Canada

 

%

Age Range [n = 678]

 18–25 (n = 139)

20.5%

 26–35 (n = 277)

40.9%

 36–45 (n = 106)

15.6%

 46–55 (n = 95)

14.0%

  > 55 (n = 61)

9.0%

Gender [n = 677]

 

 Male (n = 410)

60.6%

 Female (n = 247)

36.5%

 Other (n = 20)

2.9%

Race/Ethnicity [n = 678]

 White (n = 296)

43.7%

 Black (n = 113)

16.7%

 First Nation, Metis, Inuit (n = 95)

14.0%

 South Asian (n = 26)

3.8%

 Southeast Asian (n = 45)

6.6%

 Arab/West Asian (n = 35)

5.2%

 Latin American (n = 46)

6.8%

 Other - includes mixed ethnicity (n = 22)

3.2%

Highest Education Level [n = 678]

 Primary (n = 16)

2.4%

 Secondary (High School) (n = 184)

27.1%

 College (n = 156)

23.0%

 University or Higher (n = 322)

47.5%

Reading/Writing Impairment [n = 674]

 Yes (n = 30)

4.5%

 No (n = 644)

95.5%

Dominant Hand [n = 677]

 Right (n = 602)

88.9%

 Left (n = 75)

11.1%

Visual Status (Use of reading glasses) [n = 678]

 Yes (n = 373)

55.0%

 No (n = 305)

45.0%

Participant is Pregnant [n = 674]

 No (n = 672)

99.7%

 Yes (n = 2)

0.3%

Employment Status [n = 676]

 Employed (n = 307)

45.4%

 Unemployed (n = 153)

22.6%

 Student (n = 87)

12.9%

 Retired (n = 16)

2.4%

 Prefer not to answer (n = 113)

16.7%

Self-Reported Medical Conditions [n = 224]

 Diabetes (n = 23)

10.3%

 Hypertension (n = 39)

17.4%

 Visual impairment (n = 58)

25.9%

 Existing/Recent sexually transmitted diseases (n = 20)

8.9%

 Other (n = 84)a

37.5%

Self-Reported HIV Status [n = 677]

 Negative status (n = 540)

79.8%

 Unknown/Never been tested (n = 137)

20.2%

 Positive status (n = 0)

0.0%

Experience with HIV testing [n = 674]

 Yes (n = 500)

74.2%

 No (n = 174)

25.8%

Self-Reported Risk Category [n = 611]b

 Unprotected sex with men (n = 185)

30.3%

 Unprotected sex with women (n = 108)

17.7%

 Multiple sexual partners (n = 181)

29.6%

 Injection drug user (n = 51)

8.3%

 Born to HIV positive mother (n = 3)

0.5%

 Sexual partner is HIV positive (n = 26)

4.3%

 Sexual partner is a bisexual male (n = 46)

7.5%

 Other (n = 11)c

1.8%

Self-Reported Risk [n = 678]d

 High risk (n = 600)

88.5%

 Low/Unknown risk (n = 178)

11.5%

  1. *Category totals below N = 678 reflect missing data
  2. aCommon “other” medical conditions include prediabetes, mental illness, Hepatitis C, asthma, hypothyroidism, and cancer
  3. bRisk categories are mutually exclusive; participants who self-reported multiple risks were put into the highest risk category
  4. cCommon “other” risk categories include “protected sex” and “sex with partner”
  5. d“High risk” contains participants who self-reported one or more risk category, “low/unknown risk” contains participants who self-reported “other” or no risks