Table 3 Previous experience of STI and partner notification

 Denominator

420

838

207

573

 Ever before diagnosed with (or treated for) an STI^a

61.2%

40.0%

p < 0.001 2.37 (1.93–2.91)

p < 0.001 2.54 (1.98–3.27)

60.9%

50.6%

p = 0.016 1.52 (1.10–2.10)

p = 0.006 1.67 (1.19–2.33)

p = 0.923 0.99 (0.73–1.33)

p = 0.025 0.57 (0.36–0.92)

p = 0.005 1.54 (1.17–2.03)

p = 0.063 1.29 (0.98–1.69)

 Denominator

257

335

126

290

 Last time this happened

p = 0.314

p = 0.331

p = 0.329

p = 0.647

p = 0.003

p = 0.226

p = 0.735

p = 0.055

 More than 12 months ago

61.5%

55.5%

–

–

49.2%

53.4%

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Within the last 12 months

38.5%

44.5%

0.78 (0.47–1.30)

0.80 (0.49–1.29)

50.8%

46.6%

1.19 (0.83–1.70)

1.10 (0.70–1.74)

1.65 (1.22–2.22)

1.35 (0.81–2.22)

1.09 (0.65–1.83)

1.32 (0.99–1.74)

 Last STI diagnosed/treated was a bacterial STI or trichomoniasis

71.6%

60.0%

p < 0.001 1.68 (1.39–2.03)

p < 0.001 1.97 (1.52–2.55)

74.6%

54.1%

p = 0.002 2.49 (1.50–4.12)

p < 0.001 3.37 (2.17–5.24)

p = 0.481 1.17 (0.74–1.83)

p = 0.675 1.17 (0.54–2.55)

p = 0.177 0.79 (0.55–1.13)

p = 0.029 0.57 (0.35–0.94)

 Denominator

184

201

94

157

 At that time, did the clinic staff advise you to inform your sexual partners to test for STIs/come to clinic?

p = 0.912

p = 0.941

p = 0.274

p = 0.207

p = 0.485

p = 0.369

p = 0.221

p = 0.230

 No

8.7%

9.5%

} -

–

6.4%

10.8%

} -

–

–

–

 Can’t remember

7.1%

7.0%

}

12.8%

15.3%

}

 Yes

84.2%

83.6%

1.05 (0.42–2.65)

1.04 (0.38–2.82)

80.9%

73.9%

1.49 (0.70–3.17)

1.59 (1.75–3.37)

0.79 (0.39–1.60)

0.60 (0.18–1.97)

0.56 (0.21–1.49)

0.53 (0.18–1.57)

 At that time, did you inform your sexual partners to test/take treatment for STIs?

p = 0.123

p = 0.767

p = 0.008

p = 0.006

p = 0.705

p = 0.654

p = 0.001

p = 0.020

 No, I didn’t tell any partners

6.0%

10.9%

} 0.64

0.77

8.5%

20.4%

} 0.28

0.30

1.15

0.77

2.62

2.12

 Can’t remember

7.1%

8.5%

} (0.36-

} 1.15)

(0.37–1.58)

8.5%

8.3%

} (0.12

} 0.68)

(0.14–0.67)

(0.54–2.44)

(0.22–2.69)

(1.56–4.40)

(1.15–3.94)

 Yes, I told SOME of my partners

6.5%

7.0%

}

5.3%

15.3%

}

 Yes, I told ALL my partners

80.4%

73.6%

–

–

77.7%

56.1%

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Denominator

160

162

78

112

 In person

67.7%

57.9%

p = 0.184 1.53 (0.80–2.93)

p = 0.229 1.42 (0.78–2.58)

65.4%

59.5%

p = 0.442 1.29 (0.65–2.56)

p = 0.613 0.83 (0.38–1.81)

p = 0.706 0.90 (0.50–1.62)

p = 0.831 0.91 (0.34–2.40)

p = 0.810 1.07 (0.60–1.90)

p = 0.060 1.81 (0.97–3.37)

 Via text message/email/ phone/social media

44.9%

54.1%

p = 0.013 0.69 (0.53–0.91)

p = 0.108 0.81 (0.62–1.05)

48.7%

57.7%

p = 0.140 0.70 (0.43–1.14)

p = 0.863 1.06 (0.51–2.22)

p = 0.415 1.16 (0.79–1.72)

p = 0.837 0.95 (0.58–1.56)

p = 0.559 1.16 (0.69–1.94)

p = 0.162 0.56 (0.24–1.30)

 Via a clinic health adviser/clinic staff

3.2%

2.5%

p = 0.729 1.27 (0.30–5.31)

p = 0.708 1.31 (0.29–6.00)

1.3%

0.9%

p = 0.823 1.43 (0.05–41.7)

p = 0.183 8.48 (0.32–222.8)

p = 0.425 0.40 (0.04–4.42)

p = 0.183 0.29 (0.04–1.92)

p = 0.406 0.35 (0.03–4.79)

p = 0.197 0.24 (0.03–2.29)

 Other

0.6%

1.3%

p = 0.322 0.50 (0.11–2.19)

p = 0.377 0.53 (0.12–2.36)

2.6%

1.8%

p = 0.663 1.43 (0.25–8.23)

p = 0.008 8.49 (1.91–37.75)

p = 0.261 4.13 (0.31–55.42)

p = 0.050 6.20 (1.00–38.46)

p = 0.716 1.44 (0.17–11.89)

p = 0.586 1.64 (0.25–11.83)

 Denominator

 At that time, why did you not inform (some of) your sexual partners to test for the infection/come to the clinic?^{b, e} (Top 3 most commonly selected reasons)