Johan H. Melendez, Tong Yu, Sarah L. Williford, Gretchen S. Armington, Barbara Silver, Charlotte A. Gaydos, and Yukari C. Manabe are with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Elizabeth A. Gilliams and Matthew M. Hamill are with the Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, MD. Adam Huebner is with the Office of Global AIDS Coordination, US Peace Corps, Washington, DC.
Am J Public Health. 2022 Jul;112(7):985-989. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.306835. Epub 2022 May 26.
The Baltimore City Health Department (Baltimore, MD) promoted IWantTheKit for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and HIV testing to city residents and clinic patients when COVID-19 restricted in-person clinic services. From April to October 2020, monthly online IWantTheKit orders increased by 645%. A high prevalence of chlamydia and gonorrhea was detected, and 96% of users who tested positive for chlamydia and gonorrhea were successfully contacted for treatment. Uptake by Baltimore City Health Department priority populations and excellent treatment linkage demonstrated how a public health-academic partnership successfully addressed a service gap during the pandemic. (. 2022;112(7):985-989. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306835).
巴尔的摩市卫生局(马里兰州巴尔的摩)在 COVID-19 限制了门诊服务时,向城市居民和诊所患者推广 IWantTheKit 进行衣原体、淋病和 HIV 检测。2020 年 4 月至 10 月,每月在线 IWantTheKit 订单增加了 645%。检测出衣原体和淋病的患病率很高,对衣原体和淋病检测呈阳性的 96%的用户成功联系进行了治疗。巴尔的摩市卫生局优先人群的参与度和出色的治疗联系表明,公共卫生-学术伙伴关系如何在大流行期间成功解决了服务差距。(2022;112(7):985-989。https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306835)。