Publications by authors named "Maarit H Paukku"
Purpose: To assess sexually active adolescent females' attitudes of home tests for sexually transmitted infections.
Methods: This study represents a follow-up to a study on adolescent attitudes toward different sampling methods for STI testing. In the initial study participants completed a pre-examination health survey, provided first void urine (FVU) and self-collected vaginal swab samples followed by a pelvic examination with STI screening by endocervical swabs.