TY - JOUR T1 - Self-sampling and self-testing for STIs and HIV: the case for consistent nomenclature JF - Sexually Transmitted Infections JO - Sex Transm Infect SP - 445 LP - 448 DO - 10.1136/sextrans-2016-052841 VL - 93 IS - 2 AU - Emma M Harding-Esch AU - Emma Hollis AU - Hamish Mohammed AU - John M Saunders Y1 - 2017/03/01 UR - http://sti.bmj.com/content/93/2/445.abstract N2 - At the recent BASHH Annual Conference, there were numerous presentations referring to home-sampling or testing, oftentimes interchangeably and inconsistently, despite these being distinct methodologies. Furthermore, by specifying ‘home’ as opposed to ‘self’, the sampling or testing is constrained to the home environment. With diagnostic advances enabling modified care pathways, we urge that these terms be used consistently.The WHO defines HIV self-testing as ‘a process whereby a person who … ER -