Table 1.
Factors related to health service use among men aged 18–35 years
| All men (95% CI) | 18–24 years (95% CI) | 25–29 years (95% CI) | 30–35 years (95% CI) | p Value for difference between age groups | |
| Denominator (unweighted, weighted)* | 411 632 | 130 246 | 124 178 | 157 208 | |
| Factors related to health service use | |||||
| Registered with a GP surgery | 93.5% (90.2% to 95.7%) | 92.5% (86.6% to 96.0%) | 93.5% (84.8% to 97.5%) | 94.8% (90.0% to 97.3%) | 0.778 |
| Been to a GP in the last 12 months | 75.3% (70.2% to 79.8%) | 73.9% (65.1% to 81.1%) | 78.4% (69.3% to 85.3%) | 74.1% (65.2% to 81.4%) | 0.694 |
| Ever been tested for STIs | 28.7% (23.9% to 34.1%) | 27.1% (19.4% to 36.6v) | 34.8% (26.4% to 44.2%) | 24.8% (17.3% to 34.1%) | 0.275 |
| Time since last STI test (if ever tested for STIs) | <0.001 | ||||
| <1 month ago | 4.4% (1.6% to 11.8%) | 9.3% (2.8% to 26.4%) | 2.3% (0.3% to 15.1%) | 0% (NA) | |
| >1 month but <6 months | 10.0% (5.4% to 17.9%) | 15.1% (6.2% to 32.4%) | 11.5% (5.0% to 24.5%) | 0% (NA) | |
| >6 months but <1 year | 25.2% (17.1% to 35.6%) | 43.8% (28.2% to 60.7%) | 16.6% (6.2% to 37.4%) | 9.1% (2.3% to 29.8%) | |
| >1 year but <5 years | 37.0% (28.7% to 46.1%) | 30.2% (17.9% to 46.0%) | 44.5% (30.0% to 60.0%) | 36.7% (22.2% to 54.0%) | |
| >5 years ago | 23.4% (16.3% to 32.3%) | 1.7% (0.2% to 11.5%) | 25.1% (13.5% to 41.9%) | 54.3% (34.9% to 72.5%) | |
| Where were you last tested for STIs | 0.272 | ||||
| GUM clinic | 53.4% (43.5% to 63.1%) | 44.7% (28.2% to 62.5%) | 55.1% (38.6% to 70.5%) | 64.4% (46.6% to 78.9%) | |
| GP surgery | 17.1% (10.9% to 25.8%) | 24.7% (13.1% to 41.7%) | 12.2% (5.8% to 24.0%) | 12.6% (4.2% to 32.6%) | |
| NHS walk-in centre | 8.3% (3.3% to 19.0%) | 12.1% (4.0% to 31.5%) | 9.9% (2.3% to 34.4%) | 0% (NA) | |
| Family planning clinic | 6.6% (2.9% to 14.5%) | 3.5% (0.5% to 21.6%) | 9.6% (3.8% to 22.1%) | 7.2% (1.6% to 27.2%) | |
| University/college health centre | 4.4% (1.5% to 12.2%) | 10.4% (3.3% to 28.7%) | 1.2% (0.2% to 8.5%) | 0% (NA) | |
| Private medical clinic | 1.7% (0.5% to 5.5%) | 1.6% (0.2% to 11.0%) | 1.1% (0.2% to 8.0%) | 2.8% (0.4% to 17.3%) | |
| Pharmacy | 0.9% (0.1% to 6.6%) | 0% (NA) | 0% (NA) | 3.7% (0.5% to 22.8%) | |
| Internet test | 1.1% (0.2% to 7.9%) | 3.0% (0.4% to 18.9%) | 0% (NA) | 0% (NA) | |
| A&E department | 1.3% (0.3% to 5.4%) | 0% (NA) | 2.3% (0.3% to 15.1%) | 1.9% (0.3% to 12.7%) | |
| Somewhere else | 5.0% (2.0% to 12.0%) | 0% (NA) | 8.6% (2.6% to 25.1%) | 7.5% (1.8% to 26.3%) | |
| Ever had a blood test for HIV | 19.8% (15.7% to 24.6%) | 15.7% (9.7% to 24.2%) | 25.9% (18.3% to 35.2%) | 19.3% (12.9% to 27.8%) | 0.172 |
| Time since last HIV test (if ever tested for HIV) | 0.012 | ||||
| <1 month ago | 10.4% (4.3% to 23.2%) | 19.6% (5.9% to 48.4%) | 7.4% (1.4% to 30.7%) | 4.2% (0.6% to 25.5%) | |
| >1 month but <6 months | 11.1% (5.0% to 22.8%) | 24.5% (9.1% to 51.3%) | 5.8% (1.3% to 22.6%) | 3.2% (0.4% to 20.8%) | |
| >6 months but <1 year | 14.7% (7.1% to 27.9%) | 25.9% (9.5% to 53.8%) | 8.7% (2.6% to 25.0%) | 10.1% (2.3% to 34.6%) | |
| >1 year but <5 years | 37.7% (26.3% to 50.7%) | 30.1% (13.5% to 54.4%) | 38.3% (22.3% to 57.4%) | 45.6% (25.1% to 67.6%) | |
| >5 years ago | 26.1% (17.0% to 37.9%) | 0% (NA) | 39.9% (23.4% to 59.2%) | 36.9% (19.3% to 59.0%) | |
| Where were you last tested for HIV | |||||
| GUM clinic | 50.8% (38.2% to 63.4%) | 45.9% (23.8% to 69.8%) | 59.2% (40.1% to 75.9%) | 45.1% (25.1% to 66.7%) | |
| GP surgery | 16.0% (8.1% to 29.3%) | 27.1% (10.1% to 55.2%) | 9.1% (2.1% to 31.8%) | 12.9% (3.9% to 34.9%) | |
| Family planning clinic | 6.7% (2.8% to 15.2%) | 10.7% (2.9% to 32.7%) | 6.3% (1.5% to 23.0%) | 2.7% (0.4% to 17.9%) | |
| Private medical clinic | 5.7% (1.8% to 16.6%) | 0% (NA) | 5.0% (1.1% to 20.2%) | 13.3% (2.9% to 43.9%) | |
| NHS walk-in centre | 4.4% (1.0% to 17.6%) | 13.6% (3.1% to 43.4%) | 0% (NA) | 0% (NA) | |
| University/college health centre | 4.1% (1.2% to 12.8%) | 0% (NA) | 5.8% (1.3% to 22.8%) | 6.5% (0.9% to 35.2%) | |
| A&E department | 1.2% (0.2% to 8.2%) | 0% (NA) | 3.0% (0.4% to 19.2%) | 0% (NA) | |
| Somewhere else | 11.0% (5.4% to 21.0%) | 2.6% (0.3% to 17.6%) | 11.7% (3.5% to 32.5%) | 19.6% (7.8% to 41.5%) | |
*
Percentages presented for weighted sample.
GP, general practice; NA, not applicable; STIs, sexually transmitted infections.