Table 1.
Reported use of a self-test for 25 conditions, frequency of use and frequency of true home testing
| Self-tests | number | % of self-testers (n = 1263) | % of total (n = 7919) |
number (%b) true home tests |
| - diabetes | 488 | 39 | 6.2 | 148 (30) |
| - cholesterol | 431 | 34 | 5.4 | 106 (25) |
| - allergies | 156 | 12 | 2.0 | 21 (14) |
| - urinary infection | 150 | 12 | 1.9 | 31 (21) |
| - HIV infection | 140 | 11 | 1.8 | 9 (6) |
| - anaemia | 136 | 11 | 1.7 | 9 (7) |
| - ovulation | 130 | 15* | 2.5* | 119 (92) |
| - Chlamydia | 113 | 9 | 1.4 | 6 (5) |
| - glandular fever | 106 | 8 | 1.3 | 17 (16) |
| - hepatitis B/C | 92 | 7 | 1.2 | 4 (4) |
| - menopause/female fertility | 86 | 10* | 1.7* | 65 (76) |
| - syphilis | 67 | 5 | 0.8 | 2 (3) |
| - vaginal infection/Candida | 61 | 7* | 1.2* | 8 (13) |
| - kidney diseases | 53 | 4 | 0.7 | 19 (36) |
| - thyroid diseases | 53 | 4 | 0.7 | 1 (2) |
| - influenza | 43 | 3 | 0.5 | 9 (21) |
| - blood coagulation | 42 | 3 | 0.5 | 6 (14) |
| - fertility male | 30 | 8** | 1.1** | 6 (20) |
| - intestinal cancer | 28 | 2 | 0.4 | 3 (11) |
| - prostate cancer | 22 | 6** | 0.8** | 2 (9) |
| - test kit for specific diseasesa | 22 | 2 | 0.3 | 3 (16) |
| - general test kita | 20 | 2 | 0.3 | 3 (21) |
| - hereditary disease(s) | 19 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 (7) |
| - helicobacter pylori | 18 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 (17) |
| - lactose intolerance | 14 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 (21) |
| - gluten intolerance | 13 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 (8) |
| - loss of amniotic fluid | 11 | 1* | 0.2* | 1 (9) |
* % of women
** % of men
a multiple tests per kit
b % of total number of respondents who reported to have used this specific self-test