Client Demographics
The majority of service users identified as white, male, and between the ages of 20-29. Men who have sex with men (MSM) made up the highest percentage of testing recipients across almost all age groups.
Both sites were equally effective at reaching women*2. Notably, there was a high level of testing done by heterosexual men and women.
Both Toronto and Ottawa testing sites were effective at reaching women*. The Toronto site reached a greater percentage of service users who identified as MSM or who were born in an HIV-endemic country3, while the Ottawa site reached a higher percentage of heterosexual men.
Based on requisition data where sexual orientation and gender were known (n=604), 54.3% (n=328) of clients self-identified as MSM; 18.7% (n=113) identified as women; 10.3% (n=62) identified as Black; 0.17% (n=1) identified as Indigenous; and 0.33% (n=2) identified as a person who uses injection drugs (PWID). These categories are not mutually exclusive.