Follow-Up Support
syphilis
SYPHILIS
A syphilis counselor was available to support through WeChat and telephone from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Support included giving pretest counseling, instructing how to use the self-test kit, helping to interpret results, and providing advice for reactive test results. Alters with a reactive self-testing results were referred to undergo a free confirmatory laboratory testing and clinical examination at a designated clinics or hospitals. A research assistant undertook further follow-up to obtain confirmatory testing results and treatment information for men diagnosed with syphilis.