Journal article
What needs to change to increase chlamydia screening in general practice in Australia? the views of general practitioners
JS Hocking, RM Parker, N Pavlin, CK Fairley, JM Gunn
BMC Public Health | Published : 2008
Abstract
Background. Australia is considering implementing a chlamydia screening program in general practice. The views of general practitioners (GPs) are necessary to inform the design of the program. This paper aimed to investigate Australian GPs' views on how chlamydia screening could work in the Australian context. Methods. This project used both qualitative interviews and a quantitative questionnaire. GPs were randomly selected from a national database of medical practitioners for both the qualitative and quantitative components. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with GPs and a thematic analysis conducted. The results of the interviews were used to design a quantitative postal questionna..
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Awarded by Victorian Department of Human Services Public Health Research
Funding Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Ms Kitty Novy for her help with recruiting the GPs for the interviews. Thank you also to Mr John Marrone for his help with administering the postal questionnaire. And finally, we would like to thank the GPs who donated their time and participated in this study.This project was funded by a Victorian Department of Human Services Public Health Research Grant 2005.