England | Estonia | France | Sweden | |
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GPs regularly provide STI care including chlamydia | Yes | No | Yes, usually only for symptomatic cases | Yes |
% of GP services performing any testing for genital CT infection | 88% | < 5% | < 10% | >80% |
Do GP services provide screening (i.e. testing asymptomatic cases for chlamydia)? | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Do GP services test symptomatic cases for chlamydia? | Yes | No | No | Yes (on the request of the patient) |
Most commonly used method for chlamydia testing in GP settings | NAAT* | NAAT | NAAT | NAAT |
Specimens usually used by GPs for diagnosis of symptomatic cases | Men urine; Women – physician collected cervical swab | Men – urine or physician collected urethral swab; Women – physician collected cervical swab | Men urine; Women – physician collected cervical swab | Men urine; Women – cervical swab or (self-collected) vaginal swabs |
Specimens usually used by GPs for screening tests | Men urine; Women – (self-collected) vaginal swabs or urine | Men – urine or physician collected urethral swab; women – physician collected swab (endocervical) or urine | Men - urine samples: women - physician collected swab (endocervical) | Men urine; Women – (self- collected) vaginal swabs |