'Repeat testing without having 'the talk' is not meaningful'-healthcare providers' perceptions on finding a balance between Chlamydia trachomatis testing and primary prevention strategies. A qualitative study in Stockholm, Sweden.

HCPs' views on testing repeatedly for C. trachomatis as means of prevention, range widely from seeing this as 'a positive strategy for C. trachomatis prevention' to 'a waste of healthcare resources'. There was a more unified view on how this should be addressed. Testing without having time to problematise sexual risk-taking was seen as meaningless. In depth, one-on-one counselling was deemed important. While scaling up accessibility to testing services, primary prevention strategies must not be neglected.