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. 2019 Jul 24;19:992. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7313-0

Table 2.

Associations of perceived willingness to self-sample throat swab

Variable Willingness n(%) Unwillingness n(%) Unsure n(%) Chi-square statistic (df) p-value
Previous positive STI test (n = 422) Yes n(%) 105 (94.1) 9 (7.3)b 9.11 (2) 0.01
No n(%) 250 (83.1) 6 (75.0) 51 (16.9)b
Sexuality (n = 422) Heterosexual n(%) 311 (88.4) 16 (4.5) 25 (7.1) 7.97 (2) 0.02
Othera n(%) 53 (75.7) 6 (8.6) 11 (15.7)

a(including bisexual, gay, lesbian, those who prefer to self-describe or not disclose)

bAggregated with women who were unsure due to sparse data for some options