Table 1.
Acceptability of self-testing for trichomoniasis at three time points*
| Baseline | Post-testing |
Post-discussion |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | p Value† | Mean (95% CI) | p Value‡ | |
| Trust of test result | 2.18 (2.13 to 2.24) | 2.48 (2.42 to 2.54) | <0.001 | 2.67 (2.59 to 2.75) | <0.001 |
| Believe test result is correct | 2.17 (2.12 to 2.23) | 2.46 (2.39 to 2.53) | <0.001 | 2.66 (2.57 to 2.75) | <0.001 |
| Trust the test result | 2.19 (2.13 to 2.26) | 2.50 (2.43 to 2.57) | <0.001 | 2.69 (2.61 to 2.77) | <0.001 |
| Confidence in ability to collect and perform test | 2.50 (2.44 to 2.55) | 2.79 (2.74 to 2.84) | <0.001 | 2.70 (2.56 to 2.84) | 0.87 |
| Not hard to collect from the right place | 2.39 (2.32 to 2.47) | 2.77 (2.71 to 2.83) | <0.001 | 2.66 (2.49 to 2.82) | 1.00 |
| Not hard to collect specimen correctly | 2.54 (2.47 to 2.61) | 2.80 (2.74 to 2.86) | <0.001 | 2.72 (2.56 to 2.88) | 1.00 |
| Not hard to do the test correctly | 2.55 (2.48 to 2.62) | 2.81 (2.75 to 2.86) | <0.001 | 2.75 (2.61 to 2.89) | 0.84 |
| Comfort of procedure | 2.59 (2.54 to 2.64) | 2.72 (2.67 to 2.78) | <0.001 | 2.70 (2.57 to 2.83) | 0.25 |
| Procedure is not uncomfortable | 2.38 (2.29 to 2.47) | 2.57 (2.48 to 2.65) | <0.001 | 2.57 (2.37 to 2.78) | 0.42 |
| Procedure is not painful | 2.70 (2.63 to 2.77) | 2.84 (2.78 to 2.89) | <0.001 | 2.74 (2.59 to 2.90) | 0.42 |
| Procedure is not unpleasant | 2.37 (2.28 to 2.45) | 2.63 (2.56 to 2.71) | <0.001 | 2.64 (2.46 to 2.82) | 0.57 |
| Procedure is not embarrassing | 2.77 (2.70 to 2.83) | 2.81 (2.75 to 2.87) | 0.14 | 2.68 (2.51 to 2.86) | 0.42 |
| Not bothered by procedure | 2.64 (2.56 to 2.71) | 2.71 (2.64 to 2.78) | 0.12 | 2.75 (2.60 to 2.90) | 0.26 |
| Swab is not hard to insert | 2.70 (2.64 to 2.76) | 2.78 (2.72 to 2.85) | 0.026 | 2.79 (2.65 to 2.92) | 1.00 |
| Perceived effects of testing | 2.70 (2.65 to 2.74) | 2.78 (2.73 to 2.82) | <0.001 | 2.79 (2.73 to 2.84) | 0.72 |
| Would feel in control of one's health | 2.55 (2.48 to 2.63) | 2.70 (2.64 to 2.77) | <0.001 | 2.73 (2.65 to 2.80) | 0.28 |
| Testing is a good thing to do for health | 2.75 (2.69 to 2.81) | 2.79 (2.73 to 2.84) | 0.21 | 2.82 (2.75 to 2.89) | 0.05 |
| Would recommend testing to a friend | 2.72 (2.66 to 2.79) | 2.77 (2.71 to 2.83) | 0.08 | 2.79 (2.72 to 2.86) | 0.42 |
| Testing would encourage further care | 2.75 (2.70 to 2.81) | 2.84 (2.79 to 2.89) | 0.003 | 2.82 (2.75 to 2.88) | 0.36 |
| Overall mean acceptability score | 2.55 (2.51 to 2.58) | 2.72 (2.68 to 2.75) | <0.001 | 2.75 (2.69 to 2.80) | 0.26 |
*
Values represent mean acceptability for items, subscales and overall acceptability. Subscales are in bold and individual items are not.
†
p Value determined using paired t test comparing baseline with post-test.
‡
p Value determined using paired t test comparing post-test with post-discussion.