Since 1 March 2010, people registered in the Stockholm County and aged over 18 years old have had the possibility to order online a free Chlamydia test kit to perform the test in the comfort of their own homes. They will receive the test results on a personal online account after having sent back the sample by traditional mail.

Free postal Chlamydia test kits can be ordered via the Stockholm Health Care Guide, who is also the responsible body for informing the person who has submitted the sample about the test results.
 
The Chlamydia Tests are popular in Skåne and Östergötland (counties in southern Sweden) especially among those people who are worried about having the disease but at the same time are not willing or able to visit a traditional healthcare centre to do the test.

A mandatory prerequisite in order for the user to send the sampling test is to have set up a user account with an eID or a personal identity number and a password in order to enter the electronic service 'My healthcare contacts.' The test - a urine sample for men and a vaginal or urine sample for women - can be taken at home and mailed back in a postage-paid envelope.

The users can receive their results online within a week from the time they send them, by logging into their account on the 'My healthcare contacts' webpage.

If the results prove positive on Chlamydia , then the affected person will receive in their online account referrals to medical doctors as well as their contact details.

Further information:

• Original News Article - The Stockholm County Aids Prevention Programme (Lafa) (in Swedish)
• Stockholm Health Care Guide (in Swedish)
• Stockholm Health Care Guide - 'My health care contacts' service (in English and in Swedish)