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Table 1 Number and percentage of respondents who had ever performed a self-test (multiple entries possible) and frequency of true home testing

From: How do people respond to self-test results? A cross-sectional survey

 

N

% of all respondents (N = 4416)

% true home tests*

Total

799

18.1

44

Diabetes

232

5.3

56

Kidney disease

216

4.9

92

Cholesterol

198

4.5

23

Urinary tract infection

85

1.9

46

AIDS/HIV

71

1.6

9

Chlamydia

71

1.6

3

Ovulation**

53

1.2

98

Allergies

49

1.1

14

Anaemia

48

1.1

13

Syphilis

38

0.9

8

Hepatitis B/C

37

0.8

3

Female fertility

35

0.8

80

Glandular fever

34

0.8

29

Vaginal infection/candida

34

0.8

12

HPV

18

0.4

17

Influenza

17

0.4

65

Pharyngitis

16

0.4

50

Male fertility

14

0.3

29

Thyroid disease

12

0.3

8

Blood coagulation

9

0.2

33

Osteoporosis

8

0.2

13

Hereditary disease

6

0.1

0

Prostate cancer

5

0.1

40

Intestinal cancer

3

0.1

67

Gluten intolerance

2

0.04

50

Helicobacter pylori

2

0.04

50

Liver disease

2

0.04

0

Other**

93

2.1

60

  1. * Percentage of the tests that were performed as true home tests
  2. * * Tests excluded in second questionnaire