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SMS reminders were sent at 3\u2005months recommending the patient make an appointment for a re-screen.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Using a before-and-after study, the authors compared the proportion re-screened within 1\u20134\u2005months of chlamydia infection in women and heterosexual men who were sent an SMS in January to December 2009 (intervention period) with a 18-month period before the SMS was introduced (before period). The authors used a \u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>test and multivariate regression. Visitors and sex workers were excluded.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In the intervention period, 141 of 343 (41%) patients were diagnosed with chlamydia and sent the SMS reminder. In the before period, 338 patients were diagnosed as having chlamydia and none received a reminder. The following baseline characteristics were significantly different between those sent the SMS in the intervention period and the before period: new patients (82% vs 72%, p=0.02), aged &lt;25\u2005years (51% vs 33% p&lt;0.01), three or more sexual partners in the last 3\u2005months (31% vs 27%, p&lt;0.01) and anogenital symptoms (52% vs 38%, p&lt;0.01). The proportion re-screened 1\u20134\u2005months after chlamydia infection was significantly higher in people sent the SMS (30%) than the before period (21%), p=0.04, and after adjusting for baseline differences, the OR was 1.57 (95% CI 1.01 to 2.46).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>SMS reminders increased re-screening in patients diagnosed as having chlamydia at a sexual health clinic. 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