Table 2.
Summary of home-based screening outcomes by program type
| Program type |
Tests |
Participation rate |
Specimen return rate |
Testing rate |
CT positivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, median, IQR | Median, IQR | Median, IQR | Median, IQR | Median, IQR | |
|
Outreach programs |
13717, 793, 402-3608 |
83.0%, 82.3-87.8 |
96.5%, 91.7-99.4 |
76.1%, 70.7-82.3 |
2.0%, 1.5-3.6 |
| (n=7) |
(n=5) |
(n=6) |
(n=5) |
(n=5) |
|
|
PTK on invitation acceptance |
46225, 657, 105-2580 |
37.1%, 17.3-65.1 |
78.9%, 68.3-86.0 |
18.1%, 12.8-36.2 |
2.0%, 1.0-4.2 |
| (n=7) |
(n=4) |
(n=5) |
(n=6) |
(n=7) |
|
|
PTK along with invitation |
15126,1296, 486-4731 |
|
32.9%, 28.8-34.8 |
28.8%, 23.9-28.8 |
4.6%, 2.6-5.1 |
| (n=5) |
|
(n=5) |
(n=5) |
(n=5) |
|
|
PTK without invitation |
2666, 709, 279-1055 |
|
31.8%, 26.5-47.4 |
|
9.1%, 5.2-12.8 |
| (n=4) |
|
(n=4) |
|
(n=3) |
|
|
PTK with in-person invitation |
341, 37, 5-166 |
46.4%, 34.7-66.7 |
21.4%, 19.7-87.5 |
9.1%, 7.4-58.3 |
1.5%, 0-9.1 |
| (n=4) |
(n=3) |
(n=3) |
(n=3) |
(n=3) |
|
|
PTK with pick-up |
1167, 285, 83-799 |
|
18.6%, 12.1-20.2 |
|
5.4%, 1.8-9.0 |
| (n=3) |
|
(n=3) |
|
(n=2) |
|
|
Multiple strategies |
2391, 1196, 96-2295 |
|
|
|
9.2%, 7.3-11.1 |
| (n=2) |
|
|
|
(n=2) |
|
| Overall | 81633, 550, 168-1368 | 68.9%, 40.6-82.6 | 51.4%, 22.0-87.5 | 28.8%, 12.8-65.6 | 3.6%, 1.7-7.3 |
CT, Chlamydia trachomatis; IQR, inter-quartile range; PTK, postal test kit.