From: Home-based chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening: a systematic review of strategies and outcomes
Program type | Description | Test-kit delivery | Specimen return |
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Outreach programs | Field staff recruited participants at their homes and collected specimens | In-person | In-person |
PTK on invitation acceptance | People were invited through phone calls and/or letters to receive PTKs, those who agreed were sent a PTK | Post | Post |
PTK along with invitation | People were sent PTKs along with invitation letters | Post | Post |
PTK with in-person invitation | People were directly invited to receive a PTK by study personnel | In-person or post | Post |
PTK without invitation | PTKs were requested through the internet or phone without any direct invitations. Various advertisement strategies were used | Post | Post, drop-off |
PTK with pick-up | PTKs were picked-up from designated locations (e.g. from boxes at workplace) without direct invitations | Pick-up | Post |
Multiple strategies | A combination of different strategies was used, but outcomes were not presented separately for each strategy | In-person, post or pick- up | Post |