ArticleJournal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2016
Implementation and Operational Research: Effectiveness and Patient Acceptability of a Sexually Transmitted Infection Self-Testing Program in an HIV Care Setting.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.
- Self-collection of samples as an additional approach to deliver testing services for sexually transmitted infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ global health · 2019Pooled it
- "I felt special!": a qualitative study of peer-delivered HIV self-tests, STI self-sampling kits and PrEP for transgender women in Uganda.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2023Trial
- Community perspectives on ideal bacterial STI testing services for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Toronto, Canada: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Anatomic Site-Specific Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Testing and Incidence Among People With HIV Engaged in Care at 4 US Clinical Centers, 2014-2018.Open forum infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Non-conventional interventions to prevent gonorrhea or syphilis among men who have sex with men: A scoping review.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Patients May Accurately Self-collect Pharyngeal and Rectal Specimens for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis Infection: But Is There Benefit?Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2021Article
- Exploring the attitudes of men who have sex with men on anal self-examination for early detection of primary anorectal syphilis: a qualitative study.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
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- Population-level Benefits of Extragenital Gonorrhea Screening Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: An Exploratory Modeling Analysis.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2020Article
- Promoting routine syphilis screening among men who have sex with men in China: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of syphilis self-testing and lottery incentive.BMC infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Extragenital Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Positivity and the Potential for Missed Extragenital Gonorrhea With Concurrent Urethral Chlamydia Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Attending Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics-Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Network, 2015-2019.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2020Article
- Lack of sexual behavior disclosure may distort STI testing outcomes.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Community-Directed Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing Interventions Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for an E-Delphi Study in Toronto, Canada.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- Confronting Rising STIs in the Era of PrEP and Treatment as Prevention.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2019Review
- Syphilis Control in the Postelimination Era: Implications of a New Syphilis Control Initiative for Sexually Transmitted Disease/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Programs.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2018Article
- Health Care Provider Perceptions of a Sexually Transmitted Infection Self-testing Program in an HIV Care Clinic.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2018Article
- Syphilis incidence in men who have sex with men with human immunodeficiency virus comorbidity and the importance of integrating sexually transmitted infection prevention into HIV care.Expert review of anti-infective therapy · 2018Review
- Current levels of gonorrhoea screening in MSM in Belgium may have little effect on prevalence: a modelling study.Epidemiology and infection · 2018Article
- The Evidence That Increased Syphilis Testing Controls Syphilis Is Compelling: What Is Needed to Act?Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2017Article
- Global challenges in human immunodeficiency virus and syphilis coinfection among men who have sex with men.Expert review of anti-infective therapy · 2016Review
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Abstract
backgroundRates of screening for bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STI) among men who have sex with men in HIV care settings remain low despite high prevalence of these infections. STI self-testing may help increase screening rates in clinical settings.
methodsWe implemented an STI self-testing program at a large, urban HIV care clinic and evaluated its effectiveness and acceptability. We compared measures obtained during the first year of the STI self-testing program (Intervention Year, April 1, 2013-March 31, 2014) to Baseline Year (January 1, 2012-December 31, 2012) to determine: (1) overall clinic change in STI testing coverage and diagnostic yield and; (2) program-specific outcomes including appropriate anatomic site screening and patient-reported acceptability.
resultsOverall, testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia increased significantly between Baseline and Intervention Year, and 50% more gonococcal and 47% more chlamydial infections were detected. Syphilis testing coverage remained unchanged. Nearly 95% of 350 men who participated in the STI self-testing program completed site-specific testing appropriately based on self-reported exposures, and 92% rated their self-testing experience as "good" or "very good."
conclusionsSTI self-testing in HIV care settings significantly increases testing coverage and detection of gonorrhea and chlamydia, and the program is acceptable to patients. Additional interventions to increase syphilis screening rates are needed.
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