Table 1

Characteristics of 202 ethnically diverse, sexually active Test n Treat participants who provided mouthwash samples for HPV testing

CharacteristicAll participants (n=202)Females (n=108)
Median age in years (IQR)17 (16–18)17 (16–18)
Black or minority ethnic group, n/N (%)145/199 (72.9%)80/106 (75.5%)
New partner in the past 6 months, n/N (%)104/201 (51.7%)49/107 (45.8%)
MSM/WSW, n/N (%)10/201 (5.0%)5/107 (4.7%)
Smokes cigarettes, n/N (%)59/179 (33.0%)28/93 (30.1%)
Drunk due to alcohol in the past month, n/N (%)92/200 (46.0%)44/107 (41.1%)
Oral sex ever, n/N (%)120/187 (64.2%)64/101 (63.4%)
Reported HPV vaccination if female, n/N (%)50/107 (46.7%)
HR-HPV*, n/N (%)0/202 (0.0%)0/108 (0.0%)
LR-HPV 6/11, n/N (%)1/202 (0.5%)1/108 (0.9%)
Possible HR-HPV†, n/N (%)3/202 (1.5%)2/108 (1.8%)
Genitourinary chlamydia, n/N (%)12/202 (5.9%)9/108 (8.3%)
Genitourinary gonorrhoea, n/N (%)3/202 (1.5%)3/108 (2.8%)
Oral chlamydia, n/N (%)1/202 (0.5%)1/108 (0.9%)
Oral gonorrhoea, n/N (%)0/202 (0.0%)0/108 (0.0%)
  • Participants with missing data were excluded from the denominator totals

  • *HR-HPV includes HPV16/18/31/33/35/39/45/51/52/56/58/59/68.

  • †Possible HR-HPV includes HPV26/53/66/70/73/82.

  • HPV, human papillomavirus; HR-HPV, high-risk human papillomavirus; MSM, men who have sex with men; WSW, women who have sex with women.;