Predictors of partner notification for C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae: An examination of social cognitive and psychological factors

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1095-1104

  Schwartz, Rebecca M ^a   Malka, Edmond S ^a   Augenbraun, Michael ^a   Rubin, Steven ^b,c   Hogben, Matthew ^c   Liddon, Nicole ^c   McCormack, William M ^a   Wilson, Tracey E ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Partner notification; Patient referral; STI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COGNITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CONTACT TRACING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33845907367     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-006-9087-9     Document Type: Article

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