| AC2 | Aptima Combo 2 |
| ATV | Aptima Trichomonas vaginalis |
| AHPV | Aptima Human Papilloma Virus |
| BV | Bacterial vaginosis |
| CT | Chlamydia trachomatis |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CIN-II | Cervical intraepithelial lesion |
| FSW | Female sex workers |
| FCU | First-catch urine |
| HC-II | Hybrid Capture II |
| HSIL | High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion |
| HR-HPV | High-risk human papilloma virus |
| HIC | High-Income Country |
| HPV | Human Papilloma Virus |
| LMIC | Low- and middle-income countries |
| LCR | Ligase chain reaction |
| MG | Mycoplasma genitalium |
| mPCR/RLB | Multiplex polymerase chain reaction/reverse line blot |
| NG | Neisseria gonorrhoea |
| NPV | Negative predictive value |
| NAAT | Nucleic Acid Amplification Test |
| P-VSCT | Physician-collected specimen collection and transport |
| POCT | Point-of-care testing |
| PPV | Positive predictive value |
| POC | Point-of-Care |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| PC-VS | Patient-collected vaginal swab |
| PRISMA-ScR | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses extension for Scoping Reviews |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses |
| STI | Sexually Transmitted infections |
| SCT | Self-collection and transport |
| S-VSCT | Self-collected specimen collection and transport |
| SIS | Single intravaginal swab |
| SVS | Self-collected vaginal swab |
| TV | Trichomonas vaginalis |
| USA | United States of America |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| VVC | Vulvovaginal Candida |