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ArticleSexually transmitted diseases2026

Pilot Study of Social Media Promotion of Home-Based Self-Testing for Syphilis.

Deena Afana, Kelsey Bass, Chrysovalantis Stafylis, Jeffrey D Klausner

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Article in Sexually transmitted diseases, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Deena AfanaFrom the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California.ORCID 0009-0005-8592-8733
Kelsey BassKeck School of Medicine, University of Southern California.
Chrysovalantis StafylisFrom the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California.
Jeffrey D KlausnerFrom the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California.

Funding

Syphilis Immunology and Biology to Improve Clinical Management and Vaccine DesignR01AI139265 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Jeffrey David Klausner · 2018 to 2026
$4.8M
Clinical Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of Cefixime Versus Penicillin G for Treatment of Early SyphilisR01AI155217 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Jeffrey David Klausner · 2020 to 2026
$4.5M
Pilot study of linezolid for early syphilis treatmentR21AI173988 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI KLAUSNER, JEFFREY DAVID · 2023 to 2024
$388k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI139265NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI155217NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI173988
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We promoted home-based syphilis self-testing via social media to persons with factors linked to increased syphilis risk in Los Angeles County and San Bernardino. Users found the First to Know Syphilis Test easy and were likely to recommend it, indicating strong interest in self-testing and potential to enhance syphilis prevention.

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Health PromotionSelf CareSelf-TestingSocial MediaSyphilisSyphilis SerodiagnosisAdultCaliforniaFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansLos AngelesMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsYoung Adulthome testmen with male partnersrapid testSyphilistransgender women

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