{"id":1198,"date":"2024-08-15T15:02:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T14:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heliusstudy.nl\/?post_type=publicatie&#038;p=1198"},"modified":"2024-08-15T15:02:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T14:02:16","slug":"usage-of-purchased-self-tests-for-hiv-and-sexually-transmitted-infections-in-amsterdam-the-netherlands-results-of-population-based-and-serial-cross-sectional-studies-among-the-general-population-and","status":"publish","type":"publicatie","link":"https:\/\/heliusstudy.nl\/en\/publicatie\/usage-of-purchased-self-tests-for-hiv-and-sexually-transmitted-infections-in-amsterdam-the-netherlands-results-of-population-based-and-serial-cross-sectional-studies-among-the-general-population-and\/","title":{"rendered":"Usage of purchased self-tests for HIV and sexually transmitted infections in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: results of population-based and serial cross-sectional studies among the general population and sexual risk groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Objectives:&nbsp;<\/strong>There are limited data on the usage of commercially bought self-tests for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Therefore, we studied HIV\/STI self-test usage and its determinants among the general population and sexual risk groups between 2007 and 2015 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Setting:&nbsp;<\/strong>Data were collected in four different studies among the general population (S1<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>2) and sexual risk groups (S3<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Participants:&nbsp;<\/strong>S1<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>Amsterdam residents participating in representative population-based surveys (2008 and 2012; n=6044) drawn from the municipality register; S2<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>Participants of a population-based study stratified by ethnicity drawn from the municipality register of Amsterdam (2011-2015; n=17 603); S3<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>Men having sex with men (MSM) participating in an HIV observational cohort study (2008 and 2013; n=597) and S4<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>STI clinic clients participating in a cross-sectional survey (2007-2012; n=5655).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Primary and secondary outcome measures:&nbsp;<\/strong>Prevalence of HIV\/STI self-test usage and its determinants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Results:&nbsp;<\/strong>The prevalence of HIV\/STI self-test usage in the preceding 6-12 months varied between 1% and 2% across studies. Chlamydia self-tests were most commonly used, except among MSM in S3. Chlamydia and syphilis self-test usage increased over time among the representative sample of Amsterdam residents (S1) and chlamydia self-test usage increased over time among STI clinic clients (S4). Self-test usage was associated with African Surinamese or Ghanaian ethnic origin (S2), being woman or MSM (S1 and 4) and having had a higher number of sexual partners (S1-2). Among those in the general population who tested for HIV\/STI in the preceding 12 months, 5-9% used a self-test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusions:&nbsp;<\/strong>Despite low HIV\/STI self-test usage, we observed increases over time in chlamydia and syphilis self-test usage. Furthermore, self-test usage was higher among high-risk individuals in the general population. It is important to continue monitoring self-test usage and informing the public about the unknown quality of available self-tests in the Netherlands and about the pros and cons of self-testing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objectives:&nbsp;There are limited data on the usage of commercially bought self-tests for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Therefore, we studied HIV\/STI self-test usage and its determinants among the general population and sexual risk groups between 2007 and 2015 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Setting:&nbsp;Data were collected in four different studies among the general population [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"publications_year":[36],"thema":[44],"class_list":["post-1198","publicatie","type-publicatie","status-publish","hentry","publications_year-36","thema-infectious-disease"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heliusstudy.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publicatie\/1198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heliusstudy.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publicatie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heliusstudy.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/publicatie"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heliusstudy.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"publications_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heliusstudy.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publications_year?post=1198"},{"taxonomy":"thema","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heliusstudy.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thema?post=1198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}