title: Gonorrhea and chlamydia screening in sexually active young women: the processes of change.
abstract: A pilot study conducted with young women in an urban clinic examined a Transtheoretical Model processes of change measure to better understand strategies and behavioral mechanics that facilitate seeking gonorrhea and chlamydia screening. This information may be useful in developing interventions to improve sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening. Consistent with other studies, greater use of experiential and behavioral processes was associated with the action/maintenance stages for seeking gonorrhea and chlamydia screening.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. mchacko@bcm.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Mariam R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Chacko
authors.forename: Kirk
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Von Sternberg
authors.forename: Mary M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Velasquez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011581:Psychological Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013781:Texas