Examples of new approaches to STI testing
| Origin | Test kits | Specimen collection | Testing | Test result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STI, sexually transmitted infection. | |||||||||
| 1 | Web: fill in and print requisition at home and go to clinic | Not applicable | Clinic | Clinic | Received at home by mail or internet | ||||
| 2 | Web: request kit | Pick up at pharmacy or recreation centre | Home | Mail specimen to clinic for testing | Received at home by mail or internet | ||||
| 3 | Web: request kit | Mailed to home | Home | Mail specimen to clinic for testing | Received at home by mail or internet | ||||
| 4 | Web: request kit | Mailed to home | Home | Home | Own interpretation of results with option for a phone consult | ||||
| 5 | Web: request kit | Mailed to home | Home | Home | Own interpretation of results | ||||
| 6 | Not applicable | Purchase in a store | Home | Home | Own interpretation of results | ||||