van Loo, Inge H MDukers-Muijrers, Nicole H T MHeuts, Rosalievan der Sande, Marianne A BHoebe, Christian J P A2018-04-042018-04-042017Screening for HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis on dried blood spots: A promising method to better reach hidden high-risk populations with self-collected sampling. 2017, 12 (10):e0186722 PLoS ONE1932-62032905373710.1371/journal.pone.0186722http://hdl.handle.net/10029/621738Many people at high risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), e.g., men who have sex with men (MSM), are not optimally reached by current sexual health care systems with testing. To facilitate testing by home-based sampling or sampling in outreach setting we evaluated dried blood spots (DBS), a method for self-collected blood sampling for serological screening of HIV, hepatitis B (HBV) and syphilis. The aims of this study were to assess the acceptability and feasibility of self-collected DBS and to compare the test results for screening of HIV, HBV and syphilis from DBS with blood drawn by venous puncture.enArchived with thanks to PloS oneAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overHIV InfectionsHepatitis BHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSelf CareSpecimen HandlingSyphilisYoung AdultArticlePlos One 2017; 12(10):e186722