Table 2 Characteristics of people not recently tested for HIV by registration type (NSW DBS Pilot November 2016- December 2020)

Total

6922

3521

51%

Registration pathway

 Online self-registration

1551

931

60%

1.35 (1.19–1.54)

 Assisted registration—community

2401

1264

53%

1

 Assisted registration—prison

2970

1326

45%

0.73 (0.65–0.81)

Test performed

 HIV + HCV

5481

2676

49%

 HIV only

1441

845

59%

Gender

 Male

5365

2724

51%

1

 Female

1491

767

51%

1.03 (0.92–1.15)

 Other

66

30

45%

0.81 (0.50–1.32)

Age

 = < 25

1138

662

58%

1

1

 25–34

2158

1016

47%

0.64 (0.55–0.74)

0.64 (0.56–0.75)

 35–44

1851

833

45%

0.59 (0.51–0.68)

0.65 (0.55–0.76)

 45–54

1195

629

53%

0.80 (0.68–0.94)

0.90 (0.76–1.07)

 > 55

580

381

66%

1.38 (1.12–1.69)

1.37 (1.11–1.70)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

 No

4953

2650

54%

1

1

 Yes

1969

871

44%

0.69 (0.62–0.77)

0.75 (0.67–0.84)

Men who have sex with men

 No

5599

2859

51%

1

1

 Yes

1323

662

50%

0.96 (0.85–1.08)

0.67 (0.58–0.76)

Sexual partner from Asia or Africa

 No

5729

2810

49%

1

 Yes

1193

711

60%

1.53 (1.35–1.74)

Born outside of Australia

 No

5482

2658

48%

1

 Yes, Asia or Africa

741

468

63%

1.82 (1.55–2.13)

 Yes, other

699

395

57%

1.38 (1.18–1.62)

Speaks English at home

 No

788

485

62%

1.63 (1.40–1.90)

1.28 (1.09–1.50)

 Yes

6134

3036

49%

1

1

Recently injected drugs

 No

3477

2027

58%

1

1

 Yes

3203

1338

42%

0.51 (0.47–0.57)

0.51 (0.46–0.56)

 Prefer not to say

240

155

65%

1.30 (0.99–1.71)

1.23 (0.93–1.62)