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ArticleBMJ open2022

Assessing the impact of online postal self-sampling for sexually transmitted infections on health inequalities, access to care and clinical outcomes in the UK: protocol for ASSIST, a realist evaluation.

Jo Gibbs, Alison R Howarth, Jessica Sheringham, Louise J Jackson, Geoff Wong, Andrew Copas, David J Crundwell, Catherine H Mercer, Hamish Mohammed, Jonathan Ross and 3 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Jo GibbsInstitute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK jo.gibbs@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-5696-0260
Alison R HowarthInstitute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0597-6614
Jessica SheringhamInstitute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3468-129X
Louise J JacksonInstitute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8492-0020
Geoff WongNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.
Andrew CopasInstitute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8968-5963
David J CrundwellLay representative, London, UK.
Catherine H MercerInstitute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.
Hamish MohammedBlood Safety, Hepatitis, STIs and HIV Division, UK Health Security Agency, London, UK.
Jonathan RossUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
Ann K SullivanDirectorate of HIV and Sexual Health, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7532-9562
Elizabeth MurrayPrimary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8932-3695
Fiona M BurnsInstitute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9105-2441

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe past decade has seen a rapid increase in the volume and proportion of testing for sexually transmitted infections that are accessed via online postal self-sampling services in the UK. ASSIST (Assessing the impact of online postal self-sampling for sexually transmitted infections on health inequalities, access to care and clinical outcomes in the UK) aims to assess the impact of these services on health inequalities, access to care, and clinical and economic outcomes, and to identify the factors that influence the implementation and sustainability of these services. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: ASSIST is a mixed-methods, realist evaluated, national study with an in-depth focus of three case study areas (Birmingham, London and Sheffield). An impact evaluation, economic evaluation and implementation evaluation will be conducted. Findings from these evaluations will be analysed together to develop programme theories that explain the outcomes. Data collection includes quantitative data (using national, clinic based and online datasets); qualitative interviews with service users, healthcare professionals and key stakeholders; contextual observations and documentary analysis. STATA 17 and NVivo will be used to conduct the quantitative and qualitative analysis, respectively. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study has been approved by South Central - Berkshire Research Ethics Committee (ref: 21/SC/0223). All quantitative data accessed and collected will be anonymous. Participants involved with qualitative interviews will be asked for informed consent, and data collected will be anonymised.Our dissemination strategy has been developed to access and engage key audiences in a timely manner and findings will be disseminated via the study website, social media, in peer-reviewed scientific journals, at research conferences, local meetings and seminars and at a concluding dissemination and networking event for stakeholders.

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Research DesignSexually Transmitted DiseasesHealth PersonnelHealth Services AccessibilityHumansUnited KingdomHEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENTHIV & AIDSSEXUAL MEDICINE

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