A Web-Based Respondent Driven Sampling Pilot Targeting Young People at Risk for Chlamydia Trachomatis in Social and Sexual Networks with Testing: A Use Evaluation

Yes ; With the aim of targeting high-risk hidden heterosexual young people for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) testing, an innovative web-based screening strategy using Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) and home-based CT testing, was developed, piloted and evaluated. Two STI clinic nurses encouraged 37 CT positive heterosexual young people (aged 16-25 years), called index clients, to recruit peers from their social and sexual networks using the web-based screening strategy. Eligible peers (young, living in the study area) could request a home-based CT test and recruit other peers. Twelve (40%) index... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Theunissen, K.
Hoebe, C.
Kok, G.
Crutzen, R.
Kara-Zaitri, Chakib
de Vries, N.
van Bergen, J.
Hamilton, R.
van der Sande, M.
Dukers-Muijrers, N.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
Schlagwörter: Adolescent / Adult / Chlamydia Infections / Chlamydia trachomatis/ / Cost-benefit analysis / Female / Health promotion / Humans / Internet / Male / Netherlands / Pilot projects / Sexual partners / Social support / Socioeconomic factors / Young adult / Chlamydia trachomatis / Home-based test kits / Partner notification / Peer-referral / Sexual networks / Social networks / Web-based respondent driven sampling
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Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29195065
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : http://hdl.handle.net/10454/9233

Yes ; With the aim of targeting high-risk hidden heterosexual young people for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) testing, an innovative web-based screening strategy using Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) and home-based CT testing, was developed, piloted and evaluated. Two STI clinic nurses encouraged 37 CT positive heterosexual young people (aged 16-25 years), called index clients, to recruit peers from their social and sexual networks using the web-based screening strategy. Eligible peers (young, living in the study area) could request a home-based CT test and recruit other peers. Twelve (40%) index clients recruited 35 peers. Two of these peers recruited other peers (n = 7). In total, 35 recruited peers were eligible for participation; ten of them (29%) requested a test and eight tested. Seven tested for the first time and one (13%) was positive. Most peers were female friends (80%). Nurses were positive about using the strategy. The screening strategy is feasible for targeting the hidden social network. However, uptake among men and recruitment of sex-partners is low and RDS stopped early. Future studies are needed to explore the sustainability, cost-effectiveness, and impact of strategies that target people at risk who are not effectively reached by regular health care.