ArticleSexually transmitted diseases2010
Internet-based screening for sexually transmitted infections to reach nonclinic populations in the community: risk factors for infection in men.
Article in Sexually transmitted diseases, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03021005 (Provision of HIV Self-Test Kit to Increase Uptake of HIV Testing Among Emergency Department Patients Who Decline Emergency Department-Based HIV Screening.), which is not on this map. Cited by 56 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Provision of HIV Self-Test Kit to Increase Uptake of HIV Testing Among Emergency Department Patients Who Decline Emergency Department-Based HIV Screening.
Who cites it
56 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Direct Access for Patients to Diagnostic Testing and Results Using eHealth: Systematic Review on eHealth and Diagnostics.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Diagnosing sexually transmitted infections in resource-constrained settings: challenges and ways forward.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2019Pooled it
- Optimizing Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Men Using Self-Collected Swabs: A Systematic Review.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2018Pooled it
- Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Disease Screening Outside the Clinic--Implications for the Modern Sexually Transmitted Disease Program.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2016Pooled it
- 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
- Obtaining self-samples to diagnose curable sexually transmitted infections: a systematic review of patients' experiences.PloS one · 2015Pooled it
- Home-based chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening: a systematic review of strategies and outcomes.BMC public health · 2013Pooled it
- Performance and acceptability of self-collected specimens for diagnosis of rectal and pharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections among men who have sex with men in China: a randomized controlled trial.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Trial
- Internet-accessed sexually transmitted infection (e-STI) testing and results service: A randomised, single-blind, controlled trial.PLoS medicine · 2017Trial
- A randomized trial of home versus clinic-based sexually transmitted disease screening among men.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2012Trial
- Effectiveness of yearly, register based screening for chlamydia in the Netherlands: controlled trial with randomised stepped wedge implementation.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2012Trial
- Implementing an Online Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing Service for Young People in Regional and Rural Victoria, Australia: Insights From Local Public Health Authorities.The Australian journal of rural health · 2025Article
- Self-collected penile-meatal swabs are suitable for the detection of STIs in Ugandan men with high rates of STI coinfections.Sexually transmitted infections · 2025Article
- How does online postal self-sampling (OPSS) shape access to testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)? A qualitative study of service users.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Service user experiences of using internet-based testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs): a qualitative study.Sexually transmitted infections · 2024Article
- Improving Access to Care Through Youth-Focused Virtual Sexual Health Navigation.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2024Article
- Disruptions of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections testing services during the COVID-19 pandemic: accounts of service providers in Ontario, Canada.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Access to, usage and clinic outcomes of, online postal sexually transmitted infection services: a scoping review.Sexually transmitted infections · 2022Review
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- Electronic Health Record Reminders for Chlamydia Screening in an American Indian Population.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundInternet-based screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has been acceptable to women, and can reach high-risk populations. No prior published data describe internet-based screening for Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis in men. We studied whether internet-based screening was acceptable and reached a high-risk population, and what risk factors were associated with STI positivity.
methodsThe website, www.iwantthekit.org, encouraged men ≥14 years of age to request a home self-sampling kit and a questionnaire on risk factors and acceptability of internet-based screening. Penile swabs and urine samples were tested for C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae, and T. vaginalis using a nucleic acid amplification test. Risk factors and acceptability were examined using chi squared tests and logistic regression.
resultsOf 501 samples received for testing, 106 (21%) were positive for at least one STI, 64 (13%) for chlamydia, 4 (1%) for gonorrhea, and 49 (10%) for trichomonas. In multivariable analyses, age, race, household income, and frequency of condom use were independently associated with infection with at least one STI. Of the total respondents, 34% had a prior STI; 29% reported having a partner with an STI, but only 13% reported always using a condom. Among the men who participated in this study, 77% preferred a self-administered specimen versus attending a clinic, 89% reported that swab use was easy, and 89% reported that they would use internet-based screening again.
conclusionsMen who accessed internet-based screening had known risk factors for STIs and had a high prevalence of infection. Internet-based screening was acceptable and could reach these high-risk men who might not otherwise be reached through traditional means.
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