Journal article
The experience of providing young people attending general practice with an online risk assessment tool to assess their own sexual health risk
JE Bilardi, LA Sanci, CK Fairley, JS Hocking, D Mazza, DJ Henning, SM Sawyer, MJ Wills, DA Wilson, MY Chen
BMC Infectious Diseases | BIOMED CENTRAL LTD | Published : 2009
Abstract
Background: Targeted chlamydia screening has been advocated to reduce chlamydia associated reproductive sequelae. General practitioners are well positioned to play a major role in chlamydia control. The primary aim of this pilot study was to measure the effect of offering an online sexual health assessment tool, Youth Check Your Risk, on chlamydia testing rates among young people attending general practices. The secondary aim was to test the acceptability of the tool among general practitioners and young people. Methods: General practitioners at three practices in Melbourne, Australia, referred patients aged 16 to 24 years to Youth Check Your Risk http://www.checkyourrisk.org.au for use post..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This project was funded as part of the Department of Human Services Victoria Public Health Projects 2005-06. We would like to thank the GPs and staff at the general practices for their participation in the study, Ms Kitty Novy, from the Department of General Practice at The University of Melbourne for her assistance in the recruitment of general practices, and the pathology companies for providing chlamydia testing data.