Will an Unsupervised Self-Testing Strategy Be Feasible to Operationalize in Canada? Results from a Pilot Study in Students of a Large Canadian University
Table 1
Demographic characteristics and STI risk level of study population ().
Category
Percentage % ()
Gender
Male
38.9% (56)
Female
61.1% (88)
Education
CEGEP/college
20.6% (30)
Undergraduate degree
45.5% (66)
Graduate degree
20.0% (29)
Medical degree
0.7% (1)
Vocational or Trade School
13.1% (19)
Residence
Montreal
49.7% (72)
Quebec but not Montreal
3.4% (5)
Other Canadian province
18.6% (27)
United States of America
13.8% (20)
Other country
14.5% (21)
Marital status
Married
2.7% (4)
Notmarried
97.2% (141)
No. of sexual partners in the last six months
None
12.6% (18)
1
37.8% (54)
2–5
39.2% (56)
More than 5
10.5% (15)
Sexual behavior
Never had a casual partner
20.0% (29)
Protected sex with casual partner at some point in life
66.2% (96)
Unprotected sex with a casual partner at some point in life
47.6% (69)
Protected sex with a casual partner in the last 6 months
46.2% (67)
Unprotected sex with a casual partner in the last 6 months
24.8% (36)
Unprotected sex with a casual partner in the last 6 months under the influence of alcohol
18.6% (27)
Unprotected sex with a casual partner in the last 6 months under the influence of drugs