Welcome to GetaKit
GetaKit is a study from the University of Ottawa, undertaken in partnership with local public health units in Ontario, to evaluate an online assessment and mail-out system for sexual health services, including testing and prevention.
Available services can include lab-based testing for HIV, syphilis, hepatitis C, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. HIV self-tests may also be available.
Register to find out what testing might be best for you.
Our purpose
We want to know how many people use these tests, their test results, and if people are linked to care. GetaKit provides requisitions and swabs for sexually transmitted infections (many areas of Ontario) and HIV self-tests (Ontario-wide). Register, complete the risk assessment, and see what tests, supports, and services are recommended for you.
Please remember that willingness to test is an important part of any testing. Because everyone has different needs, we ask that you not create accounts or submit orders on other’s behalf. Any evidence that our service is being used as part of abusive conduct or bullying will result in the immediate suspension of your account.
STI testing is available in partnership with public health units in:
Ottawa, Peel Region (Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon), Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington, Renfrew County, North Bay Parry Sound, Leeds Grenville & Lanark, Hastings & Prince Edward County, Peterborough, Windsor Essex, Middlesex-London, Waterloo, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, Southwestern (Oxford, Elgin, St.Thomas), & Thunder Bay (Elevate NWO).
Are you eligible?
You may be eligible for STI testing if you are:
- 17 years or older
- a resident of Ontario
- willing to go to a lab for testing
- sexually active
You may be eligible for HIV self-testing if you are:
- 18 years or older
- a resident of Ontario
- HIV negative, or unsure of your status
- not enrolled in an HIV vaccine trial
- not diagnosed with a bleeding disorder
- sexually active or use injection drugs
How does it work?
Register & order online
Go to the lab OR do it at home (self-test)
Get your results
When you use GetaKit
- You can access sexual health services from the comfort of your home.
- You receive your results in your account in a few days.
- You receive reminders when it’s time to re-test
Have a question?
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Need more resources?
If you have symptoms of HIV, or if one of your partners has been recently diagnosed with HIV, or if you think you need PEP, GetaKit may not be the right service for you.
With GetaKit, you’re testing at home but not testing alone.
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