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A pilot qualitative analysis of the psychosocial factors which drive young
people to decline chlamydia testing in the UK: implications for health promotion
and screening
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MedWorm on 09 March, 2010 10:06:05
 
In conclusion, understanding psychosocial cultural phenomena in the context of
screening programmes for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in young people
are important for their success. Chlamydia and STIs remain stigmatized; testing
is poorly understood and embarrassing for young people, which impacts the poor
uptake for opportunistic screening. Strategies are needed to normalize and
de-stigmatize chlamydia and the chlamydia test. (Source: International Journal
of STD and AIDS)