Test patterns in individuals tested for CT in four counties, 2013–2017
| CT-tested men, n (%) (n=54 271) | Proportion of CT-positive men (%) | CT-tested women, n (%) (n=108 935) | Proportion of CT-positive women (%) | CT-tested men and women, n (%) (n=163 206) | Proportion of CT-positive men and women (%) | |
| Only used self-sampling | 10 533 (19.4) | 10.7 | 8885 (8.2) | 6.1 | 19 418 (11.9) | 8.6 |
| Never used self-sampling | 38 673 (71.3) | 13.1 | 86 913 (79.8) | 7.1 | 125 586 (76.9) | 9.0 |
| Used both self-sampling and clinic-based sampling | 5065 (9.3) | 32.8 | 13 137 (12.0) | 25.2 | 18 202 (11.2) | 27.3 |
CT, Chlamydia trachomatis.