A verbal invitation and specimen collection on the spot are crucial to maximise sexually transmissible infection testing uptake in non-traditional settings
Jane S. Hocking A D , Jane L. Goller A and Megan S. C. Lim B C
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- Author Affiliations
A Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, 3/207 Bouverie Street, Carlton, Vic. 3053, Australia.
B Centre for Population Health, Burnet Institute, 85 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Vic. 3004, Australia.
C School of Population Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Hospital Commercial Road, Melbourne, Vic. 3004, Australia.
D Corresponding author. Email: jhocking@unimelb.edu.au
Sexual Health 12(6) 469-471 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH15138
Submitted: 9 July 2015 Accepted: 23 August 2015 Published: 19 October 2015
Abstract
Non-traditional settings offer an opportunity to increase access to sexually transmissible infection testing for at-risk populations, but they have not yet proven to be an efficient option and current models are unlikely to be effective if scaled up.
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