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Strengthening, Guidance, Health, Empowerment
Sponsor: University Hospital, Montpellier
Summary
The goal of this interventional study is to describe the care pathway following the use of an innovative home self-sampling method for the screening of six sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among sex workers met during physical or virtual outreach activities conducted by the ROSELA programme of Médecins du Monde in Montpellier and the surrounding area. The main questions it aims to answer are: * How many people are offered STI self-sampling, receive a self-sampling kit, and return the collected samples for laboratory testing * What proportion of participants are recontacted and attend a consultation following the screening results Participants will receive a self-sampling kit allowing them to collect samples at home or at a place of their choice and complete a questionnaire covering socio-demographic information and information related to their sex work activity.
Official title: Renforcement, Orientation, Santé, Empowerment
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
200
Start Date
2026-09
Completion Date
2027-12
Last Updated
2026-08-26
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Self-sampling for six sexually transmitted infections
Participants will complete a questionnaire, with the assistance of the investigator, collecting sociodemographic information and information related to their sex work activity. They will then be offered a pre-labelled self-sampling kit containing: 1- a three-site sampling test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea; 2- a dried blood spot (DBS) card for self-collection of blood samples which will be analysed for HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and syphilis. Participants may decline the kit. They will perform the sampling independently at home or at a place of their choice. Samples will be returned by post to the virology / bacteriology laboratories or handed to the ROSELA team during a physical outreach activity. Pseudonymised results will be made available to the CeGIDD of Montpellier and communicated to participants according to their preferred method. In case of a positive result, appropriate medical care, including further investigations and treatment, where required, will be offered.
Locations (1)
ROSELA _ Médecins du Monde
Montpellier, Hérault, France