ArticleInternational journal of STD & AIDS2013
Characteristics and predictors of women who obtain rescreening for sexually transmitted infections using the www.iwantthekit.org screening programme.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Disease Screening Outside the Clinic--Implications for the Modern Sexually Transmitted Disease Program.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2016Pooled it
- Obtaining self-samples to diagnose curable sexually transmitted infections: a systematic review of patients' experiences.PloS one · 2015Pooled it
- Differential uptake and effects of digital sexually transmitted and bloodborne infection testing interventions among equity-seeking groups: a scoping review.Sexually transmitted infections · 2023Article
- Detection of Three Sexually Transmitted Infections by Anatomic Site: Evidence From an Internet-Based Screening Program.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2020Article
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- Get Checked… Where? The Development of a Comprehensive, Integrated Internet-Based Testing Program for Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections in British Columbia, Canada.JMIR research protocols · 2016Article
- 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
- Exploring pharmacy and home-based sexually transmissible infection testing.Sexual health · 2015Article
- Evaluation of a new website design for iwantthekit for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomonas screening.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2015Article
- Acceptable interventions to reduce syphilis transmission among high-risk men who have sex with men in Los Angeles.American journal of public health · 2015Article
- Evaluation of pooled ocular and vaginal swabs by the Cepheid GeneXpert CT/NG assay for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae compared to the GenProbe Aptima Combo 2 Assay.Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease · 2015Article
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- Female users of internet-based screening for rectal STIs: descriptive statistics and correlates of positivity.Sexually transmitted infections · 2014Article
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Abstract
Professional organizations recommend rescreening chlamydia-infected women. The iwantthekit Internet-screening programme offered rescreening opportunities by using iwantthekit. Mailed, home-collected vaginal swabs were tested for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and trichomoniasis by nucleic acid amplification tests. Demographics and risk behaviours of repeat users were determined from questionnaires. Predictors of repeat users were measured in a matched case-control study. Of 1747 women, 304 (17%), who used iwantthekit, indicated they had used the kit previously. Mean age was 24.7 ± 5.7 years and 69% were African-American. Repeat iwantthekit users were more likely to be aged ≥ 20 years (OR=2.10); were more likely to have been treated for a sexually transmitted infection (OR=2.32); less likely to drink alcohol before sex (OR=0.63); and to never use condoms (OR=0.43). Of repeat users, 84.2% had a negative prior test and 15.8% had a positive. At current test, 13.2% were infected. Previous trichomoniasis was associated with current trichomoniasis (p<0.05). The iwantthekit may offer rescreening opportunities for previously infected women.
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