Table 2.
Test coverage and timeliness for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and blood borne viruses (BBVs) by age group and location of prison of admission.
| Test |
Metropolitan adults % (n) |
Regional adults % (n) |
Juveniles* % (n) |
| STI coverage† | 39.2 (163/416) | 40.7 (120/295) | 84.1 (195/232) |
| STI ≤ 7 days†† | 71.0 (110/155) | 25.6 (30/117) | 97.4 (185/190) |
| STI ≤ 28 days†† | 80.6 (125/155) | 70.9 (83/117) | 98.4 (187/190) |
| BBV coverage‡ | 47.2 (193/409) | 45.5 (132/290) | 15.8 (37/234) |
| BBV ≤ 7 days‡‡ | 9.1 (16/175) | 15.6 (19/122) | 69.7 (23/33) |
| BBV ≤ 28 days‡‡ | 43.4 (76/175) | 63.9 (78/122) | 97.0 (32/33) |
*There are no juvenile correctional facilities in regional Western Australia
†excludes 3 refusals (1 metropolitan adult, 2 juveniles)
††proportion of those who had STI testing and information available on the time of testing
‡excludes 13 refusals (8 metropolitan adults, 5 regional adults)
‡‡proportion of those who had BBV testing and information available on the time of testing