A comparison of two methods of partner notification for sexually transmitted infections in South Africa: Patient-delivered partner medication and patient-based partner referral

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 338-340

  Young, Taryn ^a   De Kock, A ^b   Jones, H ^c   Altini, L ^b   Ferguson, T ^c   Van De Wijgert, J ^c,d  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Partner notification; Sexually transmitted infections; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT BASED PARTNER REFERRAL; PATIENT DELIVERED PARTNER MEDICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT PLANNING; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOME CARE; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SELF MEDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COMMUNICATION; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF MEDICATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34447114494     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207780749781     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Gerbase A, Rowley J, Heymann D, Berkeley S, Piot P. Global prevalence and incidence estimates of selected curable STIs. Sex Transm Infect 1998;74(Suppl 1):S12-16
2. Cohen MS. Sexually transmitted diseases enhance HIV transmission: no longer a hypothesis. Lancet 1998;351:SIII5-7
3. Corbett E, Steketee R, ter Kuile F, Latif A, Kamali A, Hayes R. HIV-1/AIDS and the control of other infectious diseases in Africa. Lancet 2002;359:2177-87
4. Grosskurth H, Mosha F, Todd J, et al. Impact of improved treatment of sexually transmitted diseases on HIV infection in rural Tanzania: randomised controlled trial. Lancet 1995;346:530-6
5. Mathews C, Coetzee N, Zwarenstein M, et al. Strategies for partner notification for sexually transmitted diseases. The Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2001; Issue 4. Art. no.: CD002843. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD002843
6. Nuwaha F, Kambugu F, Nsubuga PS, Hojet B, Faxelid E. Efficacy of patient-delivered partner medication in the treatment of sexual partners in Uganda. Sex Transm Dis 2001;28:105-10
7. Golden M, Whittington W, Handsfield H, et al. Effect of expedited treatment of sex partners on recurrent or persistent gonorrhea or chlamydial infection. N Engl J Med 2005;352:676-85
8. Mathews C, Guttmacher SJ, Coetzee N, et al. Evaluation of a video-based health education strategy to improve sexually transmitted disease partner notification in South Africa. Sex Transm Inf 2002;78:53-7
9. Madico G, Quinn TC, Rompalo A, McKee KT, Gauydos CA. Diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis infection by PCR using vaginal swab samples. J Clin Microbiol 1998;36:3205-10
10. World Health Organisation/Global Programme on AIDS. Management of Sexually Transmitted Diseases 1994. Geneva: WHO/GPA
11. Dallabetta G, Gerbase AC, Holmes KK. Problems, solutions and challenges in syndromic management of sexually transmitted diseases. Sex Transm Inf 1998;74:S1-S11
12. Bosu W. Syndromic management of sexually transmitted diseases: is it rational or scientific? Trop Med Internat Health 1999;4:114-19
13. Niccolai LM, Winston DM. Physician's opinions on partner management for nonviral sexually transmitted infections. Am J Prev Med 2005;28:229-33
14. Kingston M, Carlin E. Treatment of sexually transmitted infections with single-dose therapy: a double-edged sword. Drugs 2002;62:871-8