Partner referral as a component of integrated sexually transmitted disease services in two Rwandan towns

Genitourinary Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 56-59

  Steen, Richard ^a   Soliman, Cherif ^b   Bucyana, Sosthène ^c   Dallabetta, Gina ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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

^c USAID KIGALI   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

Partner referral; Rwanda; STD

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RWANDA; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 79960440745     PISSN: 02664348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.72.1.56     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. World Health Organization [WHO]. Study Group on Management of Sexually Transmitted Disease Patients. Management of patients with sexually transmitted diseases. World Health Organization Technical Report Series. 1991;810:i-vii, 1-103.
2. Potterat BA, Meheus A, Gallwey J. Partner notification: operational considerations. Int J STD AIDS 1991;2:411-5
3. Strategies for Management of Sex Partners. In: Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Holmes KK, Mardh P-A, Sparling PF, Wiesner PJ eds. 2nd edn. New York: Mcgraw-Hill, 1990, pp 1081-6
4. Winfield J, Latif, AS. Tracing contacts of persons with sexually transmitted diseases in a developing country. Sex Transm Dis 1985;12:5-7
5. Asuzu MC, Ogubanjo BO, Ajayi IO, Oyediran ABO, Osoba AO. Contact tracing in the control of STD in Ibadan, Nigeria. Br J Venereal Dis 1984;60:114-6
6. Asuzu MC, Rotowa NA, Ajayi IO. The use of mail reminders in STD contact tracing in Ibadan, Nigeria. East African Medical Journal. 1990;67:75-8.
7. Desormeaux J, Behets F, Adrien A, et al. Introduction of partner referral and treatment for control of sexually transmitted diseases in a poor haitian community. Tenth International Conference on AIDS, Yokohama, Japan. Abstract Book, Volume II.
8. Jenniskens F, Obwaka E. Syphilis Control in Pregnant Women: Clinic-based Screening, Treatment and Counseling Services in Nairobi, Kenya. The MotherCare Project. Working paper: 20. 1994
9. MINISANTE/Rwanda. HIV sentinel surveillance data.
10. Capinski TZ; Urbanczyk J. Value of re-interviewing in contact tracing (Venereal disease) Br J Venereal Dis 1970;46:138-40.