A randomized trial of strategies to increase chlamydia screening in young women

Missed opportunities—low levels of chlamydia retesting at Australian general practices, 2008–2009

“…Multiple attendances without retesting were common, particularly among women. Computer alerts which prompt clinicians to consider an outstanding medical procedure when a patient attends for their next consultation are used in primary care for various purposes such as immunisation catch ups and pap smears and could be particularly effective for retesting reminders 32 33. Second, despite guidelines advising against retesting within 6 weeks of chlamydia treatment, a quarter of patients with a positive test were retested in this period, and the majority were not subsequently retested in the recommended retest periods.…”

Chlamydia Screening Among Young Women: Individual- and Provider-Level Differences in Testing

“…There are several interventions that increase overall screening rates, using provider education, prompts, and incentives, as well as system-level changes. [21][22][23][24][25][26][27] Although the majority of those studies showed improved chlamydia screening rates for intervention groups, overall screening rates remained fairly low. Few if any studies have addressed differences in testing rates.…”

Assessing the impact of state insurance policies on chlamydia screening: A panel data analysis

“…Because we do not know how screening rates would have changed had the laws not been enacted in Georgia and Tennessee. Nonetheless, the use of such policies may be more effective if used in combination with education and other structural interventions [26,28]. More studies need to be carried out using different sources of data to better assess the effectiveness (or the lack thereof) of the chlamydia screening coverage mandate.…”