The SPORTSMART study: a pilot randomised controlled trial of sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening interventions targeting men in football club settings
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Queen Mary University of London, UK (where the research took place) Centre for Sexual Health and HIV Research, University College London, London, UK Blizard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK Division of Primary Care and Public Health, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK Faculty of Population Health Sciences, University College London, London, UK Department of Infection & Population Health, University College London, London, UK Department of Health Economics Facility, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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The SPORTSMART study: a pilot randomised controlled trial of sexually transmitted infection screening interventions targeting men in football club settings
BACKGROUND Uptake of chlamydia screening by men in England has been substantially lower than by women. Non-traditional settings such as sports clubs offer opportunities to widen access. Involving people who are not medically trained to promote screening could optimise acceptability. METHODS We developed two interventions to explore the acceptability and feasibility of urine-based sexually tra...
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