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The STD Wizard
Online Evidence-Based STD Risk Assessment
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Purpose of STD Wizard
• Reduce the number of undiagnosed STDs
• Free, evidence-based STD risk assessment
• Recommend correct tests to individuals
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Means to the “Ends”
• Decreases discomfort with private questions
• Enhances awareness of STD risks
• More efficient for health care provider
• Ensures correct tests are ordered
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Target Audience
• Higher incidence of STIs in young people
• So program designed with youth in mind
• But any age can use the STD Wizard
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STD Wizard Development
• Funded by CDC / APTR Grant TS-1052
• 2010 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines
• Conforms to CDC logic and questions
• Displays and works well on smartphones
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Entry Point of STD Wizard
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Question #1 Asked
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Typical STD Wizard Question
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Recommendation Page at End
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Evaluation of STD Wizard
• 200 college students used the STD Wizard
• 88% found the software “very easy to use”
• 12% found the software “easy to use”
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STD Wizard Usage Statistics
• Normally serves about 100 users per day
• Has served more than 10,000 per day!
• Smartphones represent about half of usage
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Protecting User Privacy
• User privacy is protected
• STD Wizard does not use cookies
• No identifying information is stored
• Reminds user to close browser at end
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Linking Guidelines
• Link to www.stdwizard.org home page
• Use an appropriate title, one of:“Do I have an STD? Online STD Quiz”
“Do I have an STD? Online Risk Calculator”
“Do I have an STD? Online STD Test”
“Do I have an STD? Online Risk Assessment”
• Put link on top of each STD-related page
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Customized Version is Possible
• Could direct users to local clinics
• Could run on intranet & collect information
• Could utilize other clinical guidelines
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Contact Information
• Daniel Goldman, MD, MPH – Seattle– dgoldman@ehdp.com– 888-709-5319
• Kate Hendricks, MD, MPH&TM - Atlanta– kate@healthkap.com– 512-923-0086
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