Table 1.
Surface Contamination of Each Measured STI Agent At Each Clinic in Studya
| SARC |
Sexual Health |
Regional |
Remote Indigenous |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | A | B | A | B | A | B | C | D | |
| Chlamydia trachomatis | 0 (0 of 139) |
0 (0 of 140) |
0 (0 of 140) |
0.7 (1 of 140) |
5.0 (7 of 140) |
0 (0 of 140) |
3.6 (5 of 140) |
6.4 (9 of 140) |
7.1 (10 of 140) |
9.4 (13 of 139) |
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae | 0 (0 of 140) |
0 (0 of 140) |
6.4 (9 of 140) |
5.0 (7 of 140) |
0 (0 of 140) |
0 (0 of 140) |
0 (0 of 140) |
2.1 (3 of 140) |
25.0 (35 of 140) |
36.7 (51 of 139) |
| Trichomonas vaginalis | 0 (0 of 140) |
0 (0 of 140) |
0.7 (1 of 140) |
0.7 (1 of 140) |
7.1 (10 of 140) |
14.3 (20 of 140) |
26.1 (31 of 119) |
44.2 (53 of 120) |
37.9 (53 of 140) |
32.1 (45 of 140) |
| Positive swabs (any STI agent) | 0 (0 of 140) |
0 (0 of 140) |
7.1 (10 of 140) |
6.4 (9 of 140) |
10 (14 of 140) |
14.3 (20 of 140) |
24.3 (34 of 140) |
40.7 (57 of 140) |
50.7 (71 of 140) |
57.1 (80 of 140) |
Abbreviations: SARC, Sexual Assault Referral Centre; STI, sexually transmitted infection.
aClinics are divided into geographical categories. Data are expressed as a percentage. The fraction of the number of positive tests over total number of tests is stated in parentheses.