Overcoming the barriers to chlamydia screening in general practice--a qualitative study.

Background: There is low uptake of chlamydia screening in general practices registered with the English National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP). Aims. To explore staff's attitudes and behaviour around chlamydia screening and how screening could be optimized in general practice.

Promoting chlamydia screening with posters and leaflets in general practice--a qualitative study.

Background: General practice staff are reluctant to discuss sexual health opportunistically in all consultations. Health promotion materials may help alleviate this barrier. Chlamydia screening promotion posters and leaflets, produced by the English National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP), have been available to general practices, through local chlamydia screening offices, since its launch.

Strategies used to increase chlamydia screening in general practice: a qualitative study.

Objectives: To explore strategies used by chlamydia screening co-ordinators and practice staff to implement genital chlamydia screening within general practices.

Methods: Qualitative phenomenological study using individual semi-structured telephone interviews. Screening co-ordinators were selected purposively in Phase 1 and 2 areas of the Department of Health National Chlamydia Screening Programme in England, where there was significant screening in general practice.