Poor uptake of self-sample collection kits for Chlamydia testing outside primary care

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 517-520

  Rose, Sally B ^a   Lawton, Beverley A ^a   Bromhead, Collette ^b   Jane Macdonald, E ^c   Raina Elley, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b Molecular Biology Department   (New Zealand)

^c Regional Public Health   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

At risk youth; Chlamydia; Screening; Selfcollection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SELF CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SELF CARE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952116864     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00600.x     Document Type: Article

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