@article{c1e996d60dd840aebfb83a20657f01bf,
title = "Acceptability of self-collecting oropharyngeal swabs for sexually transmissible infection testing among men and women",
abstract = "In 2016, the rate of USA gonorrhoea and chlamydia cases increased by 18.6% and 6.9% respectively. Most people infected are asymptomatic and are not treated immediately, which negatively affects sexually transmissible infection (STI)/HIV rates. Men and women were asked to provide self-collected oropharyngeal specimens for STI testing (n = 79). Over 75% reported the collection of the swab was 'easy' or 'very easy' to use 90% were willing to test for STIs at home in the future. Self-collecting oropharyngeal swabs for STI testing is acceptable among men and women. Future research should test the effect of self-collecting pharyngeal swabs on STI testing behaviours and results.",
keywords = "chlamydia, gonorrhoea, screening, self-test",
author = "Dangerfield, {Derek T.} and Farley, {Jason E.} and Jeffrey Holden and Mathilda Barnes and Perry Barnes and Mary Jett-Goheen and Charlotte Gaydos",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health (U54EB007958), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (AI06861) and Gilead Sciences (grant number IN-US-2764422). This publication also resulted (in part) from research supported by the Johns Hopkins University Center for AIDS Research, a NIH-funded program (P30AI094189), which is supported by the following NIH Co-Funding and Participating Institutes and Centers: NIAID, NCI, NICHD, NHLBI, NIDA, NIMH, NIA, FIC, NIGMS, NIDDK, and OAR. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1071/SH18209",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "16",
pages = "296--298",
journal = "Sexual Health",
issn = "1448-5028",
publisher = "CSIRO",
number = "3",
}