Sample characteristics, reported behaviours and experiences
| Gender* | Women | Men | Total | ||
| Demographics | |||||
| Age (years)* | 18–24 | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
| 25–35 | 10 | 8 | 18 | ||
| Ethnicity† | Asian | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Black | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Mixed | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| White | 14 | 8 | 22 | ||
| Relationship status† | Single | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
| In relationship | 8 | 3 | 11 | ||
| Split up with partner, related to chlamydia diagnosis | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Casual partner/s | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Not discussed | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sexual orientation† | Heterosexual, straight | 18 | 16 | 34 | |
| Not discussed (but recent partners opposite sex) | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Experience of sexual healthcare | |||||
| Previous STI testing† | Yes | 16 | 12 | 28 | |
| No | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Not discussed | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Previous STI diagnosis† | Yes | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| Not had chlamydia before | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| No | 12 | 11 | 25 | ||
| Testing (this episode)* | In a sexual health (GUM) clinic | 12 | 8 | 20 | |
| Via internet-based postal home-sampling (NCSP Checkurself) | 8 | 8 | 16 | ||
| eSexual Health Clinic use | |||||
| Route to treatment* | Directed to clinic/GP | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Disengaged from eSHC and treated in clinic | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Completed to pharmacy treatment collection | 12 | 14 | 26 | ||
| of which: | Problems with treatment collection: 2+ trips to pharmacy and/or helpline use | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| No problems at pharmacy or problems resolved during one visit without helpline | 9 | 13 | 22 | ||
| Helpline use | Yes, self-initiated | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Yes, when prompted, re: being directed to clinic | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| No | 11 | 15 | 26 | ||
| Total | 20 | 16 | 36 | ||
*Primary sampling characteristics.
†Secondary sampling characteristics, by which we sought diversity across the entire sample.
GUM, genitourinary medicine; NCSP, National Chlamydia Screening Programme.