Where to go to in chlamydia control? From infection control towards infectious disease control

JEAM Van Bergen, BM Hoenderboom… - Sexually transmitted …, 2021 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives The clinical and public health relevance of widespread case finding by testing for
asymptomatic chlamydia infections is under debate. We wanted to explore future directions …

Controversies and evidence on Chlamydia testing and treatment in asymptomatic women and men who have sex with men: a narrative review

NHTM Dukers-Muijrers, YJ Evers, CJPA Hoebe… - BMC Infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Background Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted
infection (STI) worldwide. CT is mainly asymptomatic. Test-and-treat strategies are widely …

Access to, usage and clinical outcomes of, online postal sexually transmitted infection services: a scoping review

K Sumray, KC Lloyd, CS Estcourt, F Burns… - Sexually Transmitted …, 2022 - sti.bmj.com
Background There has been considerable expansion in online postal self-sampling (OPSS)
STI services in many parts of the UK, driven by increasing demand on sexual health services …

[HTML][HTML] Direct access for patients to diagnostic testing and results using eHealth: systematic review on eHealth and diagnostics

A Versluis, K Schnoor, NH Chavannes… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - jmir.org
Background The number of people with chronic diseases and the subsequent pressure on
health care is increasing. eHealth technology for diagnostic testing can contribute to more …

Evaluation of a community-based aetiological approach for sexually transmitted infections management for youth in Zimbabwe: intervention findings from the STICH …

CD Chikwari, V Simms, K Kranzer, E Dauya… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Young people are at high risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We
report STI testing uptake, prevalence and incidence within a community-based integrated …

Trichomonas vaginalis detection in urogenital specimens from symptomatic and asymptomatic men and women by use of the cobas TV/MG Test

B Van Der Pol, A Rao, MB Nye… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Trichomonas vaginalis is a prevalent sexually transmitted infection (STI). Diagnosis has
historically relied on either microscopic analysis or culture, the latter being the previous gold …

Sexual health interventions delivered to participants by mobile technology: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

S Berendes, A Gubijev, OL McCarthy… - Sexually Transmitted …, 2021 - sti.bmj.com
Background The use of mobile technologies to prevent STIs is recognised as a promising
approach worldwide; however, evidence has been inconclusive, and the field has …

Regulatory focus and sexual health: Motives for security and pleasure in sexuality are associated with distinct protective behaviors

DL Rodrigues, D Lopes… - The Journal of Sex …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
We examined if motives for security (ie, prevention focus) or pleasure (ie, promotion focus)
were uniquely associated with intentions to get tested for STIs and behavioral control over …

[HTML][HTML] Google search based sentiment indexes

A Brochado - IIMB Management Review, 2020 - Elsevier
This study sought to confirm whether Internet search based data have the potential both to
reveal populations' underlying beliefs directly and to affect stock markets of countries–in this …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of STI test results and face-to-face consultations on subsequent behavior and psychological characteristics

DA van Wees, MMCM Drissen, C den Daas… - Preventive …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing without face-to-face counselling is increasingly
offered at sexual health centers (SHC), and ordering self-sampling tests online is becoming …