Table 1

Acceptability of self testing and clinician testing, pre-examination and post-examination

	Acceptability of self testing		Acceptability of clinician testing
	Mean (95% CI)		Mean (95% CI)
	Pre-examination	Post-examination		Pre-examination	Post-examination
1 Believe test result is correct	2.19 (2.07 to 2.31)	2.35 (2.24 to 2.46)		2.76 (2.68 to 2.84)	2.87 (2.81 to 2.93)
2 Trust the test result	2.53 (2.42 to 2.64)	2.42 (2.30 to 2.54)		2.87 (2.81 to 2.93)	2.86 (2.79 to 2.93)
3 Swab is not hard to insert	2.47 (2.35 to 2.59)	2.53 (2.41 to 2.65)		2.73 (2.63 to 2.83)	2.86 (2.79 to 2.93)
4 Not hard to collect the specimen correctly	2.21 (2.08 to 2.34)	2.45 (2.33 to 2.57)		2.85 (2.79 to 2.91)	2.83 (2.75 to 2.91)
5 Sure that collected specimen from the right place	1.95 (1.82 to 2.08)	2.40 (2.27 to 2.53)		2.79 (2.71 to 2.87)	2.89 (2.83 to 2.95)
6 Not bothered by procedure	2.40 (2.28 to 2.52)	2.50 (2.39 to 2.61)		2.35 (2.24 to 2.46)	2.59 (2.48 to 2.70)
7 Procedure is not uncomfortable	2.10 (1.98 to 2.22)	2.30 (2.17 to 2.43)		2.20 (2.07 to 2.33)	2.47 (2.35 to 2.59)
8 Procedure is not painful	2.58 (2.47 to 2.69)	2.75 (2.65 to 2.85)		2.63 (2.53 to 2.73)	2.75 (2.66 to 2.84)
9 Procedure is not unpleasant	2.23 (2.12 to 2.34)	2.40 (2.29 to 2.51)		2.28 (2.16 to 2.40)	2.57 (2.46 to 2.68)
10 Procedure is not embarrassing	2.58 (2.46 to 2.70)	2.75 (2.65 to 2.85)		2.48 (2.37 to 2.59)	2.65 (2.54 to 2.76)
11 Would feel in control of one’s health after testing	2.43 (2.31 to 2.55)	2.48 (2.37 to 2.59)		2.60 (2.50 to 2.70)	2.65 (2.56 to 2.74)
12 Believe testing is a good thing to do for one’s health	2.71 (2.61 to 2.81)	2.75 (2.66 to 2.84)		2.95 (2.91 to 2.99)	2.91 (2.85 to 2.97)
13 Would recommend testing to a friend	2.60 (2.49 to 2.71)	2.67 (2.56 to 2.78)		2.77 (2.68 to 2.86)	2.88 (2.81 to 2.95)
Total acceptability score	30.98 (30.08 to 31.87)	32.74 (31.85 to 33.63)		34.23 (33.63 to 34.84)	35.80 (35.17 to 36.43)