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 modeling study was conducted to project screening effects for various screening strategies into the future. Methods and Findings: We used a stochastic network simulation model incorporating partnership forma... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2013 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26832903 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/60901 |