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Here we report STI prevalence and motivational factors of attendance.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Between 2017 and 2019, all participants at our STI testing site at the University Hospital Bern, Switzerland, were interviewed with a computer-based self-completion questionnaire. Pooled (oral, genital and anal) swabs were tested for<jats:italic>Chlamydia trachomatis<\/jats:italic>,<jats:italic>Neisseria gonorrhoeae<\/jats:italic>and blood samples for syphilis and HIV. People\u2019s motivational factors to attend were assessed using a standardised questionnaire.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>5402 individuals between 17 and 82 (median 33.5) years were included. Of those, 2550 (47.2%) were between 25 and 34 years old and 3133 were heterosexual (58%), with rising attendance over the years. One-third attended because of a new sexual relationship, and one-third reported condomless sex. Among all individuals, we found 191 (3.8%) new chlamydia infections (89\/191 in females and 101\/191 in males) and 54 (1.1%) gonorrhoea infections (44\/54 in males). In addition, 52\/5125 tested individuals (0.8%) had syphilis requiring treatment.<\/jats:p><jats:p>The number of sexual partners, previous bacterial STIs and condomless sex were associated with having an STI. Four heterosexual individuals were newly diagnosed with HIV. People rated a low threshold offer (through online booking or telephone) and personal counselling as most important factors to attend the service.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>We found many asymptomatic bacterial STIs requiring treatment. 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