TY - JOUR T1 - Testing commercial sex workers for chlamydia and gonorrhoea on outreach JF - Sexually Transmitted Infections JO - Sex Transm Infect SP - 231 LP - 232 DO - 10.1136/sti.2008.034199 VL - 85 IS - 3 AU - S Macauley AU - S Creighton Y1 - 2009/06/01 UR - http://sti.bmj.com/content/85/3/231.abstract N2 - To assess the feasibility of testing indoor commercial sex workers (CSW) for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in an outreach setting. All CSW seen on outreach over a 6-week period were offered self-taken vulval swabs for chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing. Feasibility was assessed by all the outreach workers on a standardised proforma. Of the 93 women offered the service, 40 accepted, of whom five (12%) had not previously accessed sexual health services. The majority of women declining the service had recently attended a sexual health clinic. Three cases of chlamydia and one of gonorrhoea were diagnosed. The cost per sexually transmitted infection (STI) was £392.50. Most of this group of women were knowledgeable about sexual health and were already having regular check-ups, but a significant minority did not know how to access STI care. Offering STI testing on outreach was feasible and cost effective. ER -