Abstract
Aotearoa has comparatively high rates of urogenital chlamydia, which disproportionally affects Māori and pacific people, young people and women, and lacks a formal screening programme. This descriptive, cross-sectional study explored the acceptability of self-screening for urogenital, bacterial STIs (Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea) at Family planning clinics throughout Aotearoa. This acceptability was compared across demographic variables, with no significant difference in acceptability found for ethnicity, age, or gender. High general acceptability supports the continuation of the self-screening service. Further expansion of this service, and improved accessibility, has the potential to reduce STI screening barriers, addressing the inequitable prevalence of STIs in Aotearoa.