Young people seeking sexual health care but not returning for results

We report a cross-sectional study to describe the cascade of care (number tested, diagnosed, treated) for youngsters (18 years) attending Free HIV and STI Information, Screening and Diagnosis Clinics (CeGIDD) in Paris for consultation on STIs. HIV, serology or rapid test, anti-HCV, HBsAg, anti-HBcorAb, Chlamydia, Gonococci and Mycoplasma specimens for PCR were collected as part of the routine approach at STI diagnosis. Syphilis serology was performed only in patients with more than 10 partners each year, migrants and men who have sex with men. CeGIDD was totally free of charge. The interval between first attendance and availability of test results was up to 7 days. Patients with positive results were systematically called...

Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - November 17, 2022 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Kyrychenko, T., Valin, N., Chiarabini, T., Boukli, N., Decre, D., Gozlan, J., Phuong, N., Lalande, V., Morand-Joubert, L., Bonneton, M., Lacombe, K. Tags: Research letter Source Type: research