Table 1.
Basic demographic characteristics, reported symptoms, and screening results in women who participated in Internet-based screening program (N=1525).
| Risk factor | Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| 14–19 | 320 (21) | |
| 20–24 | 612 (40) | |
| 25–29 | 252 (17) | |
| ≥30 | 320 (21) | |
| Missing | 21 (1) | |
| Race | ||
| Caucasian | 550 (36) | |
| African American | 793 (52) | |
| Asian | 21 (1) | |
| Other | 105 (7) | |
| Missing | 56 (4) | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 83 (5) | |
| Non-Hispanic | 1337 (88) | |
| Missing | 105 (7) | |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 1215 (80) | |
| Married | 111 (7) | |
| Separated | 45 (3) | |
| Divorced | 68 (4) | |
| Missing | 86 (6) | |
| State | ||
| West Virginia | 109 (7) | |
| Maryland | 598 (39) | |
| Baltimore | 419 (27) | |
| District of Columbia | 60 (4) | |
| Illinois | 107 (7) | |
| Denver | 174 (11) | |
| Other States | 7 (1) | |
| Missing | 51 (3) | |
| Income | ||
| <$10,000 | 430 (28) | |
| $10,000–$49,999 | 754 (49) | |
| $50,000–$99,999 | 140 (9) | |
| >$100,000 | 31 (2) | |
| Missing | 170 (11) | |
| Health insurance | ||
| Without insurance | 626 (41) | |
| With insurance | 803 (53) | |
| Missing | 96 (6) | |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 70 (5) | |
| High school | 483 (32) | |
| Community college | 251 (16) | |
| Some college | 316 (21) | |
| Bachelors | 196 (13) | |
| Masters | 50 (3) | |
| Doctoral | 13 (1) | |
| Other | 63 (4) | |
| Missing | 83 (5) | |
| Symptoms (one or more) | ||
| Any | 879 (58) | |
| Vaginal discharge | 678 (44) | |
| Lower abdominal pain | 249 (16) | |
| Pain during urination | 90 (6) | |
| Abnormal vaginal bleeding | 126 (8) | |
| Pain during intercourse | 186 (12) | |
| None | 534 (35) | |
| Missing | 112 (7) | |
| Infection type | ||
| Any STI† | 278 (18) | |
| Chlamydia trachomatis‡ | 148 (10) | |
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae‡ | 21 (1) | |
| Trichomonas vaginalis | 149 (10) |
†
Sexually Transmitted Infection
‡
One subject did not have the test result