Sample characteristics and preferences for e-prescribing (n=1281)
| Variable | Total (n (%)) | Variable | Total (n (%)) |
| Demographic variables | Preferences for remote prescribing and postal treatment | ||
| Age (years) | Willingness to receive antibiotic by post | ||
| <18 | 41 (3) | Yes | 1042 (82) |
| 18–24 | 555 (46) | No/not sure | 230 (18) |
| 25–34 | 410 (34) | Willingness to receive contraceptive pills by post | |
| 35–44 | 122 (10) | Yes | 797 (83) |
| 45–54 | 56 (7) | No/not sure | 160 (17) |
| 55–64 | 22 (2) | Willingness to provide blood pressure reading | |
| >65 | 7 (<1) | Yes | 772 (81) |
| Gender | No/not sure | 185 (19) | |
| Male | 325 (26) | Willingness to receive generic contraceptive pills | |
| Female | 932 (74) | Yes | 640 (67) |
| Non-binary | 3 (<1) | No/not sure | 313 (33) |
| Other | 5 (<1) | Concerned about confidentiality using postal delivery | |
| Ethnicity | Yes | 312 (24) | |
| White | 1163 (91) | No/not sure | 960 (76) |
| Black African | 22 (2) | Concerned about delivery if absent at home | |
| Black Caribbean | 11 (1) | Yes | 554 (44) |
| Asian | 21 (2) | No/not sure | 715 (56) |
| Mixed-race | 47 (4) | Willingness to speak with health advisor via telephone prior to finalise medication order | |
| Other | 10 (<1) | Yes | 1078 (85) |
| Sexual orientation | No/not sure | 194 (15) | |
| Heterosexual or straight | 1091 (86) | Willingness to disclose pre-existing conditions | |
| Gay or lesbian | 78 (6) | Yes | 1053 (89) |
| Bisexual | 83 (7) | No/not sure | 126 (11) |
| Prefer not to say and other | 17 (1) | Willingness to register a real name for the order | |
| Education | Yes | 1075 (85) | |
| No formal education | 91 (7) | No/not sure | 191 (15) |
| Primary school | 8 (<1) | Willingness to fill in an online questionnaire about health prior to medication order | |
| High school | 144 (12) | Yes | 987 (78) |
| Collage | 508 (41) | No/not sure | 280 (22) |
| University degree | 473 (38) | Preference for signed tracked delivery | |
| Other | 24 (2) | Yes | 443 (35) |
| Registered with GP | No/not sure | 821 (65) | |
| Yes | 1208 (95) | Preference for a consultation with a pharmacist to discuss side effects and dosage | |
| No/not sure | 66 (5) | Yes | 345 (27) |
| Past STI diagnosis | No/not sure | 918 (73) | |
| Yes | 504 (40) | Preference for mobile telephone updates about the delivery status | |
| No | 729 (57) | Yes | 1050 (83) |
| Not sure | 42 (3) | No/not sure | 212 (17) |
| Frequency of STI screening | Preferred waiting time for antibiotic to be delivered | ||
| First time | 249 (20) | Next day delivery | 522 (43) |
| Once every few years | 379 (30) | Within 3 working days | 524 (43) |
| Once a year | 266 (22) | Within 5 working days | 148 (12) |
| Several times a year | 354 (28) | Within 7 working days | 25 (2) |
| Preferred method of STI screening | Preferred waiting time for contraceptive pills to be delivered | ||
| Online (home) testing | 611 (48) | Next day delivery | 337 (37) |
| At a sexual health clinic | 552 (44) | Within 3 working days | 418 (46) |
| At GP surgery | 83 (7) | Within 5 working days | 103 (12) |
| Other | 15 (1) | Within 7 working days | 41 (5) |
| Variables related to medication delivery | Optimal waiting time to contact the clinic in case the delivery is misplaced | ||
| Ever collected medication at the pharmacy | 1 day | 451 (36) | |
| Yes | 1104 (87) | 2–3 days | 603 (48) |
| No/not sure | 171 (13) | 4–7 days | 168 (14) |
| Ever received medication via post | Over a week | 32 (2) | |
| Yes | 97 (8) | Preferred source of advice on the medication delivered by post | |
| No/not sure | 1179 (92) | GP | 387 (31) |
| Preference for receiving medication (general) | Sexual health clinic | 711 (57) | |
| Delivered to home | 568 (45) | Pharmacy | 126 (10) |
| Given by a doctor | 260 (20) | Other | 29 (2) |
| Collected at pharmacy | 427 (34) | ||
| Other | 15 (1) | ||
| Preference for receiving chlamydia treatment | |||
| Delivered to home | 721 (57) | ||
| Given by a doctor at the clinic | 261 (21) | ||
| Collected at pharmacy | 273 (22) | ||
| Other | 9 (<1) | ||
| Preference for receiving contraceptive pills | |||
| Delivered to home | 536 (60) | ||
| Given by a doctor at the clinic | 92 (10) | ||
| Collected at pharmacy | 250 (28) | ||
| Other | 20 (2) | ||
GP, general practitioner; STI, sexually transmitted infection.