Evaluation design of a systematic, selective, internet-based, Chlamydia screening implementation in the Netherlands, 2008-2010: implications of first results for the analysis

A selective, systematic, Internet-based, Chlamydia Screening Implementation for 16 to 29-year-old residents started in three regions in the Netherlands in April 2008: in the cities of Amsterdam and Rotterdam and a more rural region, South Limburg. This paper describes the evaluation design and discusses the implications of the findings from the first screening round for the analysis. The evaluation aims to determine the effects of screening on the population prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis after multiple screening rounds.A phased implementation or 'stepped wedge design' was applied by grou... Mehr ...

Verfasser: van den Broek, Ingrid V. F.
Hoebe, Christian J. P. A.
van Bergen, Jan Eam
Brouwers, Elfi E. H. G.
de Feijter, Eva M.
Fennema, Johannes S. A.
Gotz, Hannelore M.
Koekenbier, Rik H.
van Ravesteijn, Sander M.
de Coul, Eline L. M. Op
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
Reihe/Periodikum: van den Broek , I V F , Hoebe , C J P A , van Bergen , J E , Brouwers , E E H G , de Feijter , E M , Fennema , J S A , Gotz , H M , Koekenbier , R H , van Ravesteijn , S M & de Coul , E L M O 2010 , ' Evaluation design of a systematic, selective, internet-based, Chlamydia screening implementation in the Netherlands, 2008-2010: implications of first results for the analysis ' , BMC Infectious Diseases , vol. 10 , pp. 89 . https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-89
Sprache: Englisch
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