Table 2

Testing outcomes for all returned vending machine kits

BNSSG, n (%)BH, n (%)Overall, n (%)
n=626n=332n=958
STI kits dispensed10678221889
STI kits returned626(58.7)332(40.4)958(50.7)
HIV positive*0(0)4†(1.2)4(0.4)
Chlamydia positive*43(6.9)14(4.2)57(6.0)
Gonorrhoea positive*20(3.2)4(1.2)24(2.5)
Syphilis positive*1‡(0.2)2‡(0.6)3(0.3)
  • *Denominator returned.

  • †Known positives.

  • ‡Antibodies detected.

  • BH, Brighton and Hove; BNSSG, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire; STI, sexually transmitted infection.