Are home sampling kits for sexually transmitted infections acceptable among men who have sex with men?

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-43

  Llewellyn, Carrie ^a   Pollard, Alex ^b   Smith, Helen ^a   Fisher, Martin ^c  

^a BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849093173     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2008.007065     Document Type: Article

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