Adapting an Electronic STI Risk Assessment Program for Use in Pediatric Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are an ongoing public health issue in adolescents. the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and American Academy of Pediatrics have and continue to recommend STI screening in at-risk adolescents, however screening and testing continues to lag behind the need. We previously designed and implemented an electronic risk assessment tool to support STI testing in our pediatric emergency department. Pediatric primary care clinics may be better positioned for STI risk assessments, as they can offer greater privacy and confidentiality, a lower stress environment, and greater opportunity for longitudinal care. STI risk assessment and testing continues to be a challenge in this setting. The goal of this work was to evaluate the usability

SUBMITTER: Ahmad FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10201180 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature