Results from self-administered questionnaire | n = 113 | n = 131 | |
Easy or very easy to self-sample* | 85.8 | 96.2 | 0.01 |
Experienced pain during self-sampling | 17.0 | 12.3 | 0.36 |
Easy or very easy to follow instructions for self-test* | 94.7 | 97.0 | 0.52 |
Easy or very easy to read results on self-test* | 80.5 | 90.1 | 0.04 |
Results from clinician observation and laboratory data |
Clinician rating of self-testing | | | |
Very easy | na | 64.1 | na |
Easy | | 35.1 | |
Difficult | | 0.8 | |
Very difficult | | 0.0 | |
First attempt at self-test was invalid | 10.3† | 6.1 | 0.36 |
Reading of self-test matched reading by clinic staff (n = 96)‡ | 91.7 | na | na |
Reporting at 6-week follow-up visit | n = 283 | n = 286 | |
Preference between: | | | |
Self-sampling at home | 57.6 | 27.3 | <0.001 |
Self-sampling at clinic | 37.1 | 66.4 | |
No preference | 5.3 | 6.3 | |
Preference between: | | | |
Urine specimen for self-sampling | 39.9 | 49.3 | 0.03 |
Vaginal swab for self-sampling | 60.1 | 50.7 | |
Preference between: | | | |
Self-testing at home | 60.4 | 29.4 | <0.001 |
Self-testing at clinic | 39.6 | 70.6 | |
Among women who responded, would self-sample again in same setting (n = 320) | 95.1 | 98.5 | 0.13 |
Median days between enrolment visit and specimen collection¶ | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.17 |