Do asymptomatic patients attending genitourinary medicine clinics for a sexual health screen want to be examined? a pilot study

作者: M ST Basta , P Handy , J Hussey , D Patel , K N Sankar

DOI: 10.1080/14635240.2009.10708157

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摘要: Abstract Background: Screening for sexually transmitted infections (STI) traditionally involves genital examination in addition to obtaining swabs and blood tests. Another type of screening is evolving as a result the ever-increasing demand on genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics. The latter includes testing urine or self-collected asymptomatic patients community without examination. (Department Health, choosing health document, 2004; Cohen Kanouse, 2005; Department our health, care, say, 2006). Objectives: To investigate preference with regard routine when they attend screening. Design: An anonymous questionnaire was used explore two hundred (100 men 100 women) attending clinic Setting: c...

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