Rapid Uptake of Testing for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and HIV From an Online Platform, April–October 2020

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ID11033775
AutoresJohan H Melendez (0000-0001-6586-051X, Johan H. Melendez, Tong Yu, Sarah L. Williford, Gretchen S. Armington, Barbara Silver, Charlotte A. Gaydos, and Yukari C. Manabe are with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Elizabeth A. Gilliams and Matthew M. Hamill are with the Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, MD. Adam Huebner is with the Office of Global AIDS Coordination, US Peace Corps, Washington, DC.), Elizabeth A Gilliams (0000-0003-1713-5107, Johan H. Melendez, Tong Yu, Sarah L. Williford, Gretchen S. Armington, Barbara Silver, Charlotte A. Gaydos, and Yukari C. Manabe are with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Elizabeth A. Gilliams and Matthew M. Hamill are with the Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, MD. Adam Huebner is with the Office of Global AIDS Coordination, US Peace Corps, Washington, DC.), Tong Yu (0000-0001-7753-5706, Johan H. Melendez, Tong Yu, Sarah L. Williford, Gretchen S. Armington, Barbara Silver, Charlotte A. Gaydos, and Yukari C. Manabe are with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Elizabeth A. Gilliams and Matthew M. Hamill are with the Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, MD. Adam Huebner is with the Office of Global AIDS Coordination, US Peace Corps, Washington, DC.), Sarah L Williford (0000-0001-9579-4461, Johan H. Melendez, Tong Yu, Sarah L. Williford, Gretchen S. Armington, Barbara Silver, Charlotte A. Gaydos, and Yukari C. Manabe are with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Elizabeth A. Gilliams and Matthew M. Hamill are with the Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, MD. Adam Huebner is with the Office of Global AIDS Coordination, US Peace Corps, Washington, DC.), Gretchen S Armington (Johan H. Melendez, Tong Yu, Sarah L. Williford, Gretchen S. Armington, Barbara Silver, Charlotte A. Gaydos, and Yukari C. Manabe are with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Elizabeth A. Gilliams and Matthew M. Hamill are with the Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, MD. Adam Huebner is with the Office of Global AIDS Coordination, US Peace Corps, Washington, DC.), Gretchen Armington (0000-0001-5976-6471, Johns Hopkins University), Barbara Silver (Johan H. Melendez, Tong Yu, Sarah L. Williford, Gretchen S. Armington, Barbara Silver, Charlotte A. Gaydos, and Yukari C. Manabe are with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Elizabeth A. Gilliams and Matthew M. Hamill are with the Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, MD. Adam Huebner is with the Office of Global AIDS Coordination, US Peace Corps, Washington, DC.), Adam Huebner (Johan H. Melendez, Tong Yu, Sarah L. Williford, Gretchen S. Armington, Barbara Silver, Charlotte A. Gaydos, and Yukari C. Manabe are with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Elizabeth A. Gilliams and Matthew M. Hamill are with the Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, MD. Adam Huebner is with the Office of Global AIDS Coordination, US Peace Corps, Washington, DC.), Charlotte A Gaydos (0000-0002-1021-3195, Johan H. Melendez, Tong Yu, Sarah L. Williford, Gretchen S. Armington, Barbara Silver, Charlotte A. Gaydos, and Yukari C. Manabe are with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Elizabeth A. Gilliams and Matthew M. Hamill are with the Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, MD. Adam Huebner is with the Office of Global AIDS Coordination, US Peace Corps, Washington, DC.), Yukari C Manabe (0000-0001-8619-5598, Johan H. Melendez, Tong Yu, Sarah L. Williford, Gretchen S. Armington, Barbara Silver, Charlotte A. Gaydos, and Yukari C. Manabe are with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Elizabeth A. Gilliams and Matthew M. Hamill are with the Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, MD. Adam Huebner is with the Office of Global AIDS Coordination, US Peace Corps, Washington, DC.), Matthew M Hamill (0000-0002-1277-819X, Johan H. Melendez, Tong Yu, Sarah L. Williford, Gretchen S. Armington, Barbara Silver, Charlotte A. Gaydos, and Yukari C. Manabe are with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Elizabeth A. Gilliams and Matthew M. Hamill are with the Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, MD. Adam Huebner is with the Office of Global AIDS Coordination, US Peace Corps, Washington, DC.)
Año2022
Volumen112
Número7
Páginas985-989
Fecha de publicación2022-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2022.306835
PMID35617664
OpenAlexW4281550792
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas7

The Baltimore City Health Department (Baltimore, MD) promoted IWantTheKit for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and HIV testing to city residents and clinic patients when COVID-19 restricted in-person clinic services. From April to October 2020, monthly online IWantTheKit orders increased by 645%. A high prevalence of chlamydia and gonorrhea was detected, and 96% of users who tested positive for chlamydia and gonorrhea were successfully contacted for treatment. Uptake by Baltimore City Health Department priority populations and excellent treatment linkage demonstrated how a public health–academic partnership successfully addressed a service gap during the pandemic. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(7):985–989. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306835 )

Chlamydia · Environmental health · Family medicine · General partnership · Gonorrhea · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Political science · Public health · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Immunology · Medicine · Nursing · Reproductive tract infections research · Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment · Gerontology