ArticleSexually transmitted infections2006
Simplifying chlamydia testing: an innovative Chlamydia trachomatis testing approach using the internet and a home sampling strategy: population based study.
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- A review of current practices to increase Chlamydia screening in the community--a consumer-centred social marketing perspective.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2016Pooled it
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- Home-based chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening: a systematic review of strategies and outcomes.BMC public health · 2013Pooled it
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- Home screening for sexually transmitted diseases in high-risk young women: randomised controlled trial.Sexually transmitted infections · 2007Trial
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- Assessing association between IWantTheKit risk quiz tool and sexually transmitted infection positivity in male users for sexually transmitted infection screening.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2018Article
- Using Facebook to Recruit Young Australian Men Into a Cross-Sectional Human Papillomavirus Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Article
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- Recruiting a U.S. national sample of HIV-negative gay and bisexual men to complete at-home self-administered HIV/STI testing and surveys: Challenges and Opportunities.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2016Article
- A Web-Based Respondent Driven Sampling Pilot Targeting Young People at Risk for Chlamydia Trachomatis in Social and Sexual Networks with Testing: A Use Evaluation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Article
- Factors associated with intention to use internet-based testing for sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men.Journal of medical Internet research · 2013Article
- Using intervention mapping for the development of a targeted secure web-based outreach strategy named SafeFriend, for Chlamydia trachomatis testing in young people at risk.BMC public health · 2013Article
- Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence, genotype distribution and identification of the new Swedish variant in Southern Germany.Infection · 2013Article
- Internet testing for Chlamydia trachomatis in England, 2006 to 2010.BMC public health · 2012Article
- Prevalence of cases ofReproductive medicine and biology · 2012Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo measure the coverage, gender distribution, and participants' prevalence of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infections using a new internet based self selective testing approach by means of home sampling in the general population in Sweden. To investigate factors associated with these measures.
methodsObservational survey of people actively ordering coded testing packages, and checking their test results, from a known website. No personal invitations were sent out. All inhabitants (256 885 men and women) in a Swedish county were eligible to participate. A special interest was taken in coverage, gender distribution, participants' chlamydia prevalence, and determinants for infection.
resultsTesting was highest in the age group 20-24 years, where 298/9495 (3.1%) of all women and 171/9574 (1.8%) of all men in the population participated. The overall population participation (all ages) was 906/256 885 (0.4%). 40% (364/906) of the tests were from men and 60% (542/906) from women. The prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection was 6.0% (95% CI: 3.6% to 8.4%) among male participants and 4.6% (95% CI: 2.8% to 6.4%) among female participants. Prevalence increased with decreasing age. Believing to be infected and having symptoms were the strongest determinants of infection.
conclusionSimplifying and increasing the accessibility of chlamydia testing by means of internet and home sampling proved feasible. Self risk assessment improves the chance of finding people infected by Chlamydia trachomatis, especially among men, if an accessible testing method is offered. This new method can serve as a supplement to regular preventive methods and might encourage young people to be tested.
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