Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Understanding the attitudes and acceptability of extra-genital Chlamydia testing in young women: evaluation of a feasibility study |
| Authors: |
Sally Brown, Charlotte Paterson, Nadine Dougall, Sharon Cameron, Nick Wheelhouse |
| Source: |
BMC Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2019) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2019. |
| Publication Year: |
2019 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject Terms: |
Chlamydia trachomatis, Extra-genital, Sexual health, Women, Screening, Self-sampling, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the UK. Recent studies suggest that in addition to the genital tract, C. trachomatis is found in the throat and rectum, suggesting the number of infections is under-reported. There is an urgent need to study the impact of extending diagnosis to include extra-genital samples; however, there is a lack of evidence on the acceptability of asking young women to provide these samples. Method A mixed methods single group feasibility study explored the acceptability of combined genital and extra-genital testing in young women aged 16–25 years consecutively attending a sexual health centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. Young women were asked to complete a self- administered anonymous questionnaire whether they would be willing to give self-taken throat and ano-rectal samples. Interviews with women (n = 20) willing to self-sample were conducted before and after self-sampling, and these explored the underlying reasons behind their decision, and feelings about the tests. Results Of 500 women recruited to the study, 422 (84.4%) women provided sufficient data for analysis. From completed questionnaires, 86.3% of respondents reported willingness to self-sample from the throat. Willingness of ano-rectal self-sampling was lower (59.1%), particularly in women under 20 ( |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1471-2458 |
| Relation: |
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7313-0; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12889-019-7313-0 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/78225a928f35489e97623f8688e810e7 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.78225a928f35489e97623f8688e810e7 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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