Table 1

Predictors of return among 313 people receiving chlamydia testing kits

Characteristic% Returned(No returned/total)p Value
*Race/ethnicity data were not available for 68 people.
Initial testing venue
    City STD clinic24.4(38/156)
    Other20.4(32/157)0.40
Sex/sexual orientation
    Female22.8(29/127)
    Homosexual/bisexual male38.6(22/57)
    Other male14.8(19/128)<0.01
Age (years)
    <2520.4(22/108)
    25–3417.4(23/132)
    ⩾3534.3(25/73)<0.05
Race/ethnicity*
    White34.6(27/78)
    African-American7.9(5/63)
    Hispanic21.5(14/65)
    Asian/Pacific Islander18.0(7/39)<0.01