The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Efficacy of a motivational behavioral intervention to promote chlamydia and gonorrhea screening in young women: a randomized controlled trial.
Seeking screening and treatment for chlamydia (CT) and gonorrhea (GC) by young women is critical to reduction of asymptomatic cervicitis and its complications. ⋯ This is the first known client-centered clinical trial to promote STI screening. Risk-taking and health-seeking behaviors are complex and interrelated with STI and pregnancy concerns. The intervention may have an effect if it is targeted to women in a less medically connected community-based sample.