Pilot qualitative analysis of the psychosocial factors which drive young people to decline chlamydia testing in the UK: implications for health promotion and screening.

摘要

Sirs: The recent Richardson et al. paper on the psychosocial factors associated with declining the offer of chlamydia testing refers to the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP) as being a UK programme; however, the NCSP is specific to England. Health is a devolved matter in the UK: the devolved government for Scotland is responsible for health policy. Currently, the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), guideline 109 informs screening practice across Scotland.