College Students' Comfort with and Intention to Use Self-Collection Services for STI Testing

Autor/inn/en	Lindley, Lisa L.; Sharif, A'isha M.; Chowdhury, Tasnuva
Titel	College Students' Comfort with and Intention to Use Self-Collection Services for STI Testing
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 70 (2022) 6, S.1768-1777 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2020.1820511
Schlagwörter	College Students; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Student Attitudes; Intention; Screening Tests; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Costs; Accuracy; Confidentiality; Sexuality; Student Characteristics; Health Behavior; Health Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Schülerverhalten; Screening-Verfahren; Cost; Kosten; Sexualität; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen
Abstract	Objective: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are at unprecedented levels; yet most college students have never been tested. Offering asymptomatic individuals the option to collect their own samples for STI testing is an effective strategy to increase testing coverage. This study explores students' perceptions of self-collection services. Participants: Four hundred and thirty-four (434) students from a large public university completed an online survey in February 2018. Methods: The cross-sectional survey assessed students' human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/STI testing behaviors, comfort with self-collection procedures, and intention to use self-collection services if offered on campus. Results: Most students (88%) said they would use self-collection test kits they could take home, followed by self-collection in a private room at student health services (59%). Students were most comfortable with testing procedures involving less human interaction and collecting specimens themselves. Cost, accuracy, confidentiality of tests, and provision of clear "how to" instructions, topped students' concerns. Conclusion: Offering self-collection options may increase STI testing among asymptomatic college students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01