Publications by authors named "Rafael Guayta-Escolies"

We evaluated the response rate, acceptability, and effectiveness of a preventive programme offering rapid HIV and other STI testing, as well as sexual counselling to gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) via dating apps over a 4-year period. The programme was carried out in 9 out of the 10 districts in the city of Barcelona, Spain. The response rate was defined as the proportion of people responding to the message sent, acceptability as the proportion of those responding favourably, and effectiveness as the proportion of users requesting a test.

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Background And Objective: The Colorectal Cancer Screening Program of Barcelona was implemented in December 2009 and involves pharmacies for the distribution and collection of screening tests. The aim of this article is to describe the main indicators of the first round of the Program (2010-2011), based on the ones suggested by the European Union.

Material And Methods: The target population of the Colorectal Cancer Screening Program of Barcelona includes men and women aged 50-69 years who live in the catchment areas of Hospital Clínic and Hospital del Mar.

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