Home-based chlamydia testing of young people attending a music festival - who will pee and post?
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chlamydia is most common among young people, but only a small proportion of Australian young people are tested annually. Home-based chlamydia testing has been piloted in several countries to increase testing rates, but uptake has bee...
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chlamydia is most common among young people, but only a small proportion of Australian young people are tested annually. Home-based chlamydia testing has been piloted in several countries to increase testing rates, but uptake has been low. We aimed to identify predictors of uptake of home-based chlamydia testing to inform future testing programs.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We offered home-based chlamydia testing kits to participants in a sexual behaviour cross-sectional survey conducted at a music festival in Melbourne, Australia. Those who consented received a testing kit and were asked to return their urine or vaginal swab sample via post.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Nine hundred and two sexually active music festival attendees aged 16-29 completed the survey; 313 (35%) opted to receive chlamydia testing kits, and 67 of 313 (21%) returned a specimen for testing. One participant was infected with chlamydia (1% prevalence). Independent predictors of consenting to receive a testing kit included older age, knowing that chlamydia can make women infertile, reporting more than three lifetime sexual partners and inconsistent condom use. Independent predictors of returning a sample to the laboratory included knowing that chlamydia can be asymptomatic, not having had an STI test in the past six months and not living with parents.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>A low proportion of participants returned their chlamydia test, suggesting that this model is not ideal for reaching young people. Home-based chlamydia testing is most attractive to those who report engaging in sexual risk behaviours and are aware of the often asymptomatic nature and potential sequelae of chlamydia infection.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1db725700d8412e96f1201ba991a8362022-12-22T03:25:29ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582010-06-0110137610.1186/1471-2458-10-376Home-based chlamydia testing of young people attending a music festival - who will pee and post?Gold JudySacks-Davis RachelAitken Campbell KHellard Margaret E<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chlamydia is most common among young people, but only a small proportion of Australian young people are tested annually. Home-based chlamydia testing has been piloted in several countries to increase testing rates, but uptake has been low. We aimed to identify predictors of uptake of home-based chlamydia testing to inform future testing programs.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We offered home-based chlamydia testing kits to participants in a sexual behaviour cross-sectional survey conducted at a music festival in Melbourne, Australia. Those who consented received a testing kit and were asked to return their urine or vaginal swab sample via post.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Nine hundred and two sexually active music festival attendees aged 16-29 completed the survey; 313 (35%) opted to receive chlamydia testing kits, and 67 of 313 (21%) returned a specimen for testing. One participant was infected with chlamydia (1% prevalence). Independent predictors of consenting to receive a testing kit included older age, knowing that chlamydia can make women infertile, reporting more than three lifetime sexual partners and inconsistent condom use. Independent predictors of returning a sample to the laboratory included knowing that chlamydia can be asymptomatic, not having had an STI test in the past six months and not living with parents.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>A low proportion of participants returned their chlamydia test, suggesting that this model is not ideal for reaching young people. Home-based chlamydia testing is most attractive to those who report engaging in sexual risk behaviours and are aware of the often asymptomatic nature and potential sequelae of chlamydia infection.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/376 |
| spellingShingle | Gold Judy Sacks-Davis Rachel Aitken Campbell K Hellard Margaret E Home-based chlamydia testing of young people attending a music festival - who will pee and post? BMC Public Health |
| title | Home-based chlamydia testing of young people attending a music festival - who will pee and post? |
| title_full | Home-based chlamydia testing of young people attending a music festival - who will pee and post? |
| title_fullStr | Home-based chlamydia testing of young people attending a music festival - who will pee and post? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Home-based chlamydia testing of young people attending a music festival - who will pee and post? |
| title_short | Home-based chlamydia testing of young people attending a music festival - who will pee and post? |
| title_sort | home based chlamydia testing of young people attending a music festival who will pee and post |
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