At-Home Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Caroline Carnevale, Paul Richards, Renee Cohall, Joshua Choe, Jenna Zitaner, Natalie Hall, Alwyn Cohall, Susan Whittier, Daniel A. Green, Magdalena E. Sobieszczyk, Peter Gordon, Jason Zucker
Abstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital provided HIV prevention patients with gonorrhea/chlamydia testing kits at home. This report describes the program implementation to provide other sexual health clinics with a roadmap in adapting to a "new normal" in providing comprehensive sexual health care virtually to patients.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineGonorrheaPandemicChlamydiaCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Reproductive healthHealth careFamily medicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSexually transmitted diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)VirologySyphilisEnvironmental healthImmunologyPopulationPathologyEconomicsInfectious disease (medical specialty)Economic growthOutbreakDiseaseData-Driven Disease SurveillanceHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsRespiratory viral infections research