Evaluation Part 1: Use of the Home Test Kit Program

In the first 14 weeks of the “I Know” campaign featuring the home test kit program, 1,948 test kits were ordered. Among women ordering the kit, 32% were Latina, 28% African American, 7% mixed race Latina or African American, 16% white, and 7% Asian/Pacific Islander. Median age was 22 years; 41% of orders were from two high-morbidity areas where advertising was concentrated. A total of 927 (48%) of test kits were returned for processing.  Of 883 testable specimens, 77 (8.7%) were positive (71 CT, 4 GC, and 2 dual positive). Data for 6 months of program operation will be presented.