Investigating the impact of stigma, accessibility and confidentiality on STI/STD/HIV self-testing among college students in the USA: protocol for a scoping review
Introduction In 2019, there were 2.5 million reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in the USA, young people aged 15–24 made up 61% and 42% of chlamydia and gonorrhoea cases, respectively. Moreover, the highest rates of sexually...
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| author | Pascal Djiadeu LaRon E Nelson Debbie Dada Jaquetta M Reeves Edem Yaw Zigah Osman W Shamrock Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong Janene Batten Gamji R Abu-Ba’are |
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| description | Introduction In 2019, there were 2.5 million reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in the USA, young people aged 15–24 made up 61% and 42% of chlamydia and gonorrhoea cases, respectively. Moreover, the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were reported among college-aged students. In this paper, we outline our protocol to systematically review the published literature on, the use of STI/HIV self-test kits, increasing STI/HIV testing uptake, and stigma, access and confidentiality issues, among young adult college students in the USA.Methods and analysis This scoping review will be conducted and reported according to the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. We will search electronic databases, OVID Medline, OVID Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, PubMed and CINAHL, for articles published in English from inception to the present. We will search other alternative sources such as ProQuest, Google Scholar and Google to identify grey literature. A two-step process will be used to identify eligible studies based on the defined inclusion criteria. First, the title and abstract of identified articles will be screened for possible inclusion. Second, full-text articles of relevant studies will be retrieved and screened for inclusion. Both screening steps will be done by two people independently. Finally, data will be extracted by two researchers working independently. Any arising disagreements will be resolved by consensus or by a third author.Ethics and dissemination This study is a scoping review of the literature. Therefore, ethics approval is not required. Our plan for the dissemination of findings includes peer-reviewed manuscripts, conferences and webinars. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-25942858e6f3445b80745317734dda452025-03-06T04:55:12ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552023-02-0113210.1136/bmjopen-2022-069574Investigating the impact of stigma, accessibility and confidentiality on STI/STD/HIV self-testing among college students in the USA: protocol for a scoping reviewPascal Djiadeu0LaRon E Nelson1Debbie Dada2Jaquetta M Reeves3Edem Yaw Zigah4Osman W Shamrock5Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong6Janene Batten7Gamji R Abu-Ba’are8Department of Global Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaLi Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaSchool of Nursing, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USACollege of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USABehavioral, Sexual, and Global Health Lab, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USASchool of Nursing, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USACenter for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMedical Library, Yale University, Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, New Haven, Connecticut, USACenter for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USAIntroduction In 2019, there were 2.5 million reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in the USA, young people aged 15–24 made up 61% and 42% of chlamydia and gonorrhoea cases, respectively. Moreover, the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were reported among college-aged students. In this paper, we outline our protocol to systematically review the published literature on, the use of STI/HIV self-test kits, increasing STI/HIV testing uptake, and stigma, access and confidentiality issues, among young adult college students in the USA.Methods and analysis This scoping review will be conducted and reported according to the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. We will search electronic databases, OVID Medline, OVID Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, PubMed and CINAHL, for articles published in English from inception to the present. We will search other alternative sources such as ProQuest, Google Scholar and Google to identify grey literature. A two-step process will be used to identify eligible studies based on the defined inclusion criteria. First, the title and abstract of identified articles will be screened for possible inclusion. Second, full-text articles of relevant studies will be retrieved and screened for inclusion. Both screening steps will be done by two people independently. Finally, data will be extracted by two researchers working independently. Any arising disagreements will be resolved by consensus or by a third author.Ethics and dissemination This study is a scoping review of the literature. Therefore, ethics approval is not required. Our plan for the dissemination of findings includes peer-reviewed manuscripts, conferences and webinars.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/2/e069574.full |
| spellingShingle | Pascal Djiadeu LaRon E Nelson Debbie Dada Jaquetta M Reeves Edem Yaw Zigah Osman W Shamrock Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong Janene Batten Gamji R Abu-Ba’are Investigating the impact of stigma, accessibility and confidentiality on STI/STD/HIV self-testing among college students in the USA: protocol for a scoping review BMJ Open |
| title | Investigating the impact of stigma, accessibility and confidentiality on STI/STD/HIV self-testing among college students in the USA: protocol for a scoping review |
| title_full | Investigating the impact of stigma, accessibility and confidentiality on STI/STD/HIV self-testing among college students in the USA: protocol for a scoping review |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the impact of stigma, accessibility and confidentiality on STI/STD/HIV self-testing among college students in the USA: protocol for a scoping review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the impact of stigma, accessibility and confidentiality on STI/STD/HIV self-testing among college students in the USA: protocol for a scoping review |
| title_short | Investigating the impact of stigma, accessibility and confidentiality on STI/STD/HIV self-testing among college students in the USA: protocol for a scoping review |
| title_sort | investigating the impact of stigma accessibility and confidentiality on sti std hiv self testing among college students in the usa protocol for a scoping review |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/2/e069574.full |
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