Keeping participants on board: increasing uptake by automated respondent reminders in an Internet-based Chlamydia Screening in the Netherlands
Abstract Background Effectiveness of Chlamydia screening programs is determined by an adequate level of participation and the capturing of high-risk groups. This study aimed to evaluate the contribution of automated reminders by letter, email and short message service (SMS) on package request and sample return in an Internet-based Chlamydia screening among people aged 16 to 29 years in the Netherlands. Methods Individuals not responding to the invitation letter received a reminder letter after 1 month. Email- and SMS-reminders were sent to persons who did not return their sample. It was examin... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2012 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | BMC Public Health ; volume 12, issue 1 ; ISSN 1471-2458 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Schlagwörter: | Public Health / Environmental and Occupational Health |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26849907 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-176 |