O1-S09.03 Main results and impact analysis of annual Chlamydia screening in a large register-based programme in the Netherlands

Background Chlamydia screening programmes can only work when they motivate sufficient persons at risk to get tested regularly. The outcomes of the Chlamydia Screening Implementation (CSI) in the Netherlands are novel and valuable because of the large scale of the programme (315 000 young persons targeted), its systematic nature (invitations based on municipal registers) and its multiple screening rounds (annual invitations in three consecutive years). Methods From April 2008 to March 2010, Chlamydia Screening was offered annually to municipal-registered 16–29 year olds in three regi... Mehr ...