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The aim of the study was a one-to-one comparison between the STI test results obtained with the urine collected in the clinic, versus urine collected at home in a real-life setting by Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in Belgium. The user-friendliness and acceptability of the Colli-Pee device by the users was also evaluated.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>A single-site nested substudy in a prospective PrEP demonstration project (Be-PrEP-ared) among MSM in Belgium.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 473 home-based samples from 213 MSM were received with a mean age of 38.5 years.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Interventions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Participants were requested to collect a urine sample at home using the Colli-Pee device and to send it to the laboratory via regular mail.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Primary and secondary outcome measures<\/jats:title><jats:p>The presence of<jats:italic>Chlamydia trachomatis<\/jats:italic>(CT)<jats:italic>, Neisseria gonorrhoeae<\/jats:italic>(NG)<jats:italic>, Mycoplasma genitalium<\/jats:italic>(MG) and<jats:italic>Trichomonas vaginalis<\/jats:italic>(TV) was determined using molecular amplification assays. Agreement between test results of samples collected at the clinic and collected at home were evaluated using Cohen\u2019s kappa statistic.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Results: TV was not detected. A very good to almost perfect agreement was found for CT, NG and MG of \u03ba=0.75, 0.87 and 0.85, respectively. Using the Colli-Pee device only one low positive CT and two MG infections were missed, however, three additional CT, two NG and six MG infections were detected.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The Colli-Pee device is a feasible and convenient way to collect urine at home for STI testing. 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