At-Home Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sex Transm Dis. 2021 Jan;48(1):e11-e14. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001313.

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital provided HIV prevention patients with gonorrhea/chlamydia testing kits at home. This report describes the program implementation to provide other sexual health clinics with a roadmap in adapting to a "new normal" in providing comprehensive sexual health care virtually to patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / epidemiology*
  • Chlamydia Infections / diagnosis
  • Chlamydia Infections / epidemiology
  • Chlamydia Infections / prevention & control
  • Female
  • Gonorrhea / diagnosis
  • Gonorrhea / epidemiology
  • Gonorrhea / prevention & control
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • New York City / epidemiology
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic*
  • Self-Testing*
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / epidemiology
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / prevention & control
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / transmission
  • Specimen Handling
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic