Improving Participation in Chlamydia Screening Programs

Improving participation in Chlamydia screening programs: perspectives of high-risk youth.

BACKGROUND Many young people at highest risk for chlamydial infection do not use chlamydia screening services. OBJECTIVES To describe young people's beliefs and opinions about obstacles to and motivators for obtaining testing and to provide recommendations for how to improve youth participation in chlamydia screening programs. METHODS Eight focus group interviews (4 male and 4 female groups...

Non-participation in chlamydia screening in the Netherlands: determinants associated with young people’s intention to participate in chlamydia screening

BACKGROUND In The Netherlands, a national chlamydia screening program started in 2008, but the participation was low and the screening was not cost-effective. This study aimed to explore unconscious and conscious associations with chlamydia screening (16-29 year-olds). In addition, we examined whether information presented in chlamydia screening invitation letters had an effect on the evaluatio...

Effects of Population Based Screening for Chlamydia Infections in The Netherlands Limited by Declining Participation Rates

BACKGROUND A large trial to investigate the effectiveness of population based screening for chlamydia infections was conducted in the Netherlands in 2008-2012. The trial was register based and consisted of four rounds of screening of women and men in the age groups 16-29 years in three regions in the Netherlands. Data were collected on participation rates and positivity rates per round. A model...

Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis among Infertile Women Using PCR Method

  Background & objectives: Chlamydia trachomatis is a gram negative bacterium and chlamydia infection, as a curable infection, is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STD). With regard to the essential role of chlamydia in infertility, the study of the prevalence of asymptomatic cases is precious. The aim of this study was to determine of the prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis...

A first look at participation rates in cervical cancer screening programs in Canada.