ArticleSexually transmitted infections2013
Trichomonas vaginalis infection in men who submit self-collected penile swabs after internet recruitment.
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- Trichomonas vaginalis infection and the diagnostic significance of detection tests among Ghanaian outpatients.BMC women's health · 2018Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection Among Men and Women in the United States.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2018Article
- Screening for Trichomonas vaginalis in a Large High-Risk Population: Prevalence Among Men and Women Determined by Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2018Article
- 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
- Performance of self-collected penile-meatal swabs compared to clinician-collected urethral swabs for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis, and Mycoplasma genitalium by nucleic acid amplification assays.Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease · 2016Article
- Trichomoniasis - are we giving the deserved attention to the most common non-viral sexually transmitted disease worldwide?Microbial cell (Graz, Austria) · 2016Review
- Use of a risk quiz to predict infection for sexually transmitted infections: a retrospective analysis of acceptability and positivity.Sexually transmitted infections · 2016Article
- Using Internet to recruit immigrants with language and culture barriers for tobacco and alcohol use screening: a study among Brazilians.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2015Article
- A service evaluation of the Gen-Probe APTIMA nucleic acid amplification test for Trichomonas vaginalis: should it change whom we screen for infection?Sexually transmitted infections · 2015Article
- Correlates of Trichomonas vaginalis Among Middle Age and Older Adults Who Use Drugs.Substance use & misuse · 2015Article
- Point of care diagnostics for sexually transmitted infections: perspectives and advances.Expert review of anti-infective therapy · 2014Review
- Neglected parasitic infections in the United States: trichomoniasis.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2014Article
- Modern diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis infection.Sexually transmitted infections · 2013Review
- Response to "Implications of Trichomonas vaginalis nucleic acid amplification testing on medical training and practice".Journal of clinical microbiology · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundSubmission of self-collected penile samples collected at home could remove barriers that men face in getting tested for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
methodsFrom December 2006 to July 2012, sexually active men aged ≥14 years were recruited by an educational internet program (http://www.iwantthekit.org) which offered free testing for Trichomonas vaginalis infection. Kits were ordered online and swabs were sent via US mail to the laboratory and tested by nucleic acid amplification tests. Demographics and sexual risk factors were accessed by questionnaires. Men called or were contacted to receive their results. Risk factors for trichomonas infection were determined by multivariate logistic regression
resultsOf 4398 men requesting kits, 1699 (38.6%) returned swabs by mail (55.4% returned in 2012). Forty-one percent of men were aged <25 years, 43% were black subjects and 45% were white. The overall prevalence for trichomonas in the 1699 men was 3.7%; the highest prevalence by age group was for men aged 40-49 years (5.2%) and, by year, 216 men screened in 2008 had the highest prevalence (12.5%). Risk factors for 919 men whose risk information was collected by questionnaire (prevalence 6.0%) indicated that 9.6% had a concurrent chlamydia infection. Significantly associated risks factors included: black race (adjusted OR 2.67), residence in Illinois (OR 12.02), age 30-39 years (OR 6.63) and age >40 years (OR 5.31).
conclusionsA fairly high prevalence of trichomonas and sexual risk factors were demonstrated from internet recruitment of men. This method of engaging men to get screened for trichomonas may augment screening in STI clinics.
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