TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing association between IWantTheKit risk quiz tool and sexually transmitted infection positivity in male users for sexually transmitted infection screening
AU - Patel, Anuj V.
AU - Gaydos, Charlotte A.
AU - Jett-Goheen, Mary
AU - Barnes, Mathilda
AU - Dize, Laura
AU - Barnes, Perry
AU - Hsieh, Yu Hsiang
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017.
PY - 2018/2/1
Y1 - 2018/2/1
N2 - Our previous pilot study during 2010–2013, based on the IWantTheKit (IWTK) home self-collection program for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), showed that voluntary risk score tool predicted STIs well in female volunteers compared to their male counterparts. Risk score became a required part of the IWTK program in August 2013. We investigated association of IWTK risk score and presence of STI in 592 male participants living in Maryland and Washington DC from August 2013 to April 2015. The risk score quiz includes questions on demographic and sexual risk behavior. Data were analyzed using the Cochran-Armitage test for trend to determine if prevalence of STIs (Chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis) increased with the higher risk score category. Overall, 57% of participants were aged < 30 years (mean: 30.1 ± 9.3 years); 42% white, 42% black, and 16% other races. The majority (67%) of participants had medium risk scores of 3–6, followed by high scores of 7–10 (22%), and 0–2 (11%). The overall prevalence of STIs was 10.5% (62/592). The prevalence of STIs was 3.1% for users with risk scores of 0–2, 10.4% for those with scores 3–6, and 14.3% for those with scores 7–10 (trend test: p = 0.019). Medium and high IWTK risk scores successfully predicted the probability of STIs in male participants after elimination of potential selection biases.
AB - Our previous pilot study during 2010–2013, based on the IWantTheKit (IWTK) home self-collection program for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), showed that voluntary risk score tool predicted STIs well in female volunteers compared to their male counterparts. Risk score became a required part of the IWTK program in August 2013. We investigated association of IWTK risk score and presence of STI in 592 male participants living in Maryland and Washington DC from August 2013 to April 2015. The risk score quiz includes questions on demographic and sexual risk behavior. Data were analyzed using the Cochran-Armitage test for trend to determine if prevalence of STIs (Chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis) increased with the higher risk score category. Overall, 57% of participants were aged < 30 years (mean: 30.1 ± 9.3 years); 42% white, 42% black, and 16% other races. The majority (67%) of participants had medium risk scores of 3–6, followed by high scores of 7–10 (22%), and 0–2 (11%). The overall prevalence of STIs was 10.5% (62/592). The prevalence of STIs was 3.1% for users with risk scores of 0–2, 10.4% for those with scores 3–6, and 14.3% for those with scores 7–10 (trend test: p = 0.019). Medium and high IWTK risk scores successfully predicted the probability of STIs in male participants after elimination of potential selection biases.
KW - Chlamydia
KW - Sexually transmitted infection screening
KW - gonorrhea
KW - internet-based recruitment
KW - men
KW - risk score
KW - trichomoniasis
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U2 - 10.1177/0956462417718758
DO - 10.1177/0956462417718758
M3 - Article
C2 - 28669325
AN - SCOPUS:85040459537
SN - 0956-4624
VL - 29
SP - 122
EP - 127
JO - International Journal of STD and AIDS
JF - International Journal of STD and AIDS
IS - 2
ER -