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Sex and sport: chlamydia screening in rural sporting clubs |
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| Authors: | Fabian YS Kong Jane S Hocking Chris K Link Marcus Y Chen Margaret E Hellard |
| Affiliation: | (1) Centre for Population Health, The Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health, 85 Commercial Rd, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia;(2) Key Centre for Women's Health in Society, University of Melbourne, 305 Cardigan Street, Carlton, Victoria, 3053, Australia;(3) Women's Health Loddon Mallee, 47 Myers Street Bendigo, Victoria, 3550, Australia;(4) Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, 580 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria, 3053, Australia;(5) Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 89 Commercial Rd, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia |
| Abstract: | BackgroundChlamydia trachomatis is the most common notifiable disease in Australia, mainly affecting those aged 15 to 29 years. Testing rates are low in Australia and considerably lower in rural areas, with access and confidentiality of sexual health services being problematic in rural and regional areas. This study aimed to determine the feasibility of establishing a pilot chlamydia testing outreach program among 16–25 year old males and females in rural Victoria (Australia) undertaken at local sporting clubs and to determine the prevalence of chlamydia and acceptability of the program in this population. |
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