Offering young people testing kits for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) over the internet almost doubles testing uptake compared with inviting them to a clinic, research suggests. Dr Mark Lawton of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV and a sexual health consultant in Liverpool, welcomed the study. “Anything that increases testing rates has got to be seen as a good thing,” he said. “This should be in addition to, not instead of, traditional sexual health services which are best suited for people who have symptoms and also identifying vulnerable groups and supporting those,” he said. “Sexual health clinics need to be better funded so we can have both e-STI testing and end the long waiting times that are now building up for face-to-face appointments,” he said.

Source: The Guardian December 27, 2017 18:56 UTC