The C-project: use of self-collection kits to screen for Chlamydia trachomatis in young people in a community-based health promotion project.
Sex Health
; 6(2): 157-62, 2009 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The present study aimed to ascertain the acceptability to at-risk young people of self-collected urine samples as a means of testing for Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia); to determine the effectiveness of drop-off and outreach collection methods as a means of detecting and treating chlamydia; and to determine the rate of positive chlamydia tests in a sample of the target group.METHODS:
Participants requested postal testing kits from the project website, the NSW Sexual Health Infoline or at an outreach event and either returned urine samples at selected drop-off locations or directly to the researchers during active outreach events.RESULTS:
A total of 413 kits were requested - 196 (47.5%) via email, 204 (49.4%) during outreach events and nine (2.2%) via the NSW Sexual Health Infoline. A total of 195 samples (47.2% of ordered kits) were returned. Participants were less likely to return samples if they had been requested by email (odds ratio = 9.6; 95% confidence interval 6.0-15.0) or via telephone (odds ratio = 22.0; 95% confidence interval 2.7-181.0) compared with directly obtaining a kit at an outreach event. The number of specimens positive for chlamydia in the targeted age range was 4, giving a 3.1% positive rate (95% confidence interval 1.0-8.0).CONCLUSIONS:
This study identified that free testing kits and online communication worked well as a means of engaging young people and raising awareness of sexual health. However, the requirement to drop-off urine samples at selected locations was not well accepted.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Juego de Reactivos para Diagnóstico
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Infecciones por Chlamydia
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Chlamydia trachomatis
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Cooperación del Paciente
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Promoción de la Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Sex Health
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS SEXUALMENTE TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia