Characteristics of people using the vending machine and completing the survey (based on interactions with complete data and may include repeat users)
| HIV ST | STISS | P value | SW | BH | P value | Survey | Total | |||||||
| n=647 | % | n=1889 | % | n=1395 | % | n=1141 | % | n=208 | % | n=2536 | % | |||
| Age group (years) | <0.000 | <0.000 | ||||||||||||
| <18* | 15 | (2.3) | 29 | (1.5) | 44 | (3.2) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 44 | (1.7) | ||
| 18–25 | 255 | (39.4) | 929 | (49.2) | 566 | (40.6) | 618 | (54.2) | 83 | (39.9) | 1184 | (46.7) | ||
| 26–35 | 173 | (26.7) | 569 | (30.1) | 464 | (33.3) | 278 | (24.4) | 56 | (26.9) | 742 | (29.3) | ||
| 36–45 | 111 | (17.2) | 235 | (12.4) | 207 | (14.8) | 139 | (12.2) | 33 | (15.9) | 346 | (13.6) | ||
| 46–55 | 65 | (10.1) | 83 | (4.4) | 75 | (5.4) | 73 | (6.4) | 25 | (12.0) | 148 | (5.8) | ||
| 56+ | 28 | (4.3) | 44 | (2.3) | 39 | (2.8) | 33 | (2.9) | 11 | (5.3) | 72 | (2.8) | ||
| Gender | <0.000 | <0.000 | ||||||||||||
| Male (incl trans-male) | 425 | (65.7) | 984 | (52.1) | 813 | (58.3) | 596 | (52.2) | 100 | (48.1) | 1409 | (55.6) | ||
| Female (incl trans-female) | 203 | (31.4) | 827 | (43.8) | 540 | (38.7) | 490 | (42.9) | 101 | (48.6) | 1030 | (40.6) | ||
| Other† | 19 | (2.9) | 78 | (4.1) | 42 | (3.0) | 55 | (4.8) | 7 | (3.4) | 97 | (3.8) | ||
| Sexual partners‡ | <0.000 | <0.000 | ||||||||||||
| MSW | 198 | (30.6) | 642 | (34.0) | 522 | (37.4) | 318 | (27.9) | 43 | (20.7) | 840 | (33.1) | ||
| MSM/WM | 227 | (35.1) | 342 | (18.1) | 291 | (20.9) | 278 | (24.4) | 52 | (25.0) | 569 | (22.4) | ||
| WSM/WM | 187 | (28.9) | 785 | (41.6) | 521 | (37.4) | 451 | (39.5) | 88 | (42.3) | 972 | (38.3) | ||
| WSW | 16 | (2.5) | 42 | (2.2) | 19 | (1.4) | 39 | (3.4) | 11 | (5.3) | 58 | (2.3) | ||
| Other§ | 19 | (2.9) | 78 | (4.1) | 42 | (3.0) | 55 | (4.8) | 7 | (3.4) | 97 | (3.8) | ||
| Previous HIV test | <0.000 | <0.000 | ||||||||||||
| ≤3 months | 83 | (12.8) | 228 | (12.1) | 152 | (10.9) | 159 | (13.9) | 34 | (16.3) | 311 | (12.3) | ||
| 3–12 months | 138 | (21.3) | 358 | (19.0) | 261 | (18.7) | 235 | (20.6) | 49 | (23.6) | 496 | (19.6) | ||
| >12 months ago¶ | 191 | (29.5) | 498 | (26.4) | 435 | (31.2) | 254 | (22.3) | 57 | (27.4) | 689 | (27.2) | ||
| Never | 235 | (36.3) | 805 | (42.6) | 547 | (39.2) | 493 | (43.2) | 68 | (32.7) | 1040 | (41.0) | ||
| Previous STI test | <0.000 | <0.000 | ||||||||||||
| ≤3 months | 125 | (19.3) | 273 | (14.5) | 208 | (14.9) | 190 | (16.7) | 45 | (21.6) | 398 | (15.7) | ||
| 3–12 months | 162 | (25.0) | 480 | (25.4) | 350 | (25.1) | 292 | (25.6) | 50 | (24.0) | 642 | (25.3) | ||
| >12 months ago¶ | 178 | (27.5) | 636 | (33.7) | 494 | (35.4) | 320 | (28.0) | 70 | (33.7) | 814 | (32.1) | ||
| Never | 182 | (28.1) | 500 | (26.5) | 343 | (24.6) | 339 | (29.7) | 43 | (20.7) | 682 | (26.9) | ||
| Residence | <0.000 | <0.000 | ||||||||||||
| In area | 565 | (87.3) | 1736 | (91.9) | 1311 | (94.0) | 990 | (86.8) | . | . | 2301 | (90.7) | ||
| Out of area | 82 | (12.7) | 153 | (8.1) | 84 | (6.0) | 151 | (13.2) | . | . | 235 | (9.3) | ||
| Time of interaction | <0.000 | <0.000 | ||||||||||||
| Weekday 09:00 am to 17:00 pm | 348 | (53.8) | 1068 | (56.5) | 745 | (53.4) | 671 | (58.8) | . | . | 1416 | (55.8) | ||
| Weekday all other times | 178 | (27.5) | 496 | (26.3) | 389 | (27.9) | 285 | (25.0) | . | . | 674 | (26.6) | ||
| Weekend | 121 | (18.7) | 325 | (17.2) | 261 | (18.7) | 185 | (16.2) | . | . | 446 | (17.6) | ||
| Kit type | <0.000 | |||||||||||||
| HIV | . | . | . | . | 328 | (23.5) | 319 | (28.0) | . | . | 647 | (25.5) | ||
| STI | . | . | . | . | 1067 | (76.5) | 822 | (72.0) | . | . | 1889 | (74.5) | ||
*Only available for SW sites.
†Other—machine users 87 non-binary, 10 other; survey participants 7 non-binary.
‡Sexual partners not stated for 7 survey respondents.
§Other—machine user 51 non-binary bisexual, 36 non-binary other sexual partner, 2 other gender bisexual, 8 other gender other sexual partner; survey participants—3 non-binary bisexual, 3 non-binary sex with men, 1 non-binary sex with woman.
¶Survey data combines last test 1–3 years and more than 3 years.
BH, Brighton and Hove; MSM, men-who-have-sex-with men only; MSM/WM, men-who-have-sex-with men only or women and men; STI, sexually transmitted infection; STISS, STI self-sample kits; WSMWM, women-who-have-sex-with-men or with men and women; WSW, women-who-have-sex-with women only.