Table 1.

Recommended schedule for testing for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and adult health checks in Australia

Guideline	Test/STI	Target age group	Frequency
RACGP [4]	Chlamydia	Sexually active 15–29 years	Annuallya
NACCHO/RACGP [3]	Chlamydia	- Sexually active 15–29 years	Annually
		- 30 years and above who are deemed to be at risk
NACCHO/RACGP [3]	Gonorrhoea	Sexually active people aged 15–39 years	Annually
NACCHO/RACGP [3]	Sexual health counseling	All sexually active persons	Opportunistically
CARPA [43]	Adult health checks including screening for chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphillis	Aboriginal people aged 15–54 years	2 yearly

^aRepeat testing at 3–12 months if found to be positive and treated for chlamydia; CARPA Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association; NACCHO National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation; RACGP Royal Australian College of General Practitioners