Initial evaluation of use of an online partner notification tool for STI, called 'suggest a test': A cross sectional pilot study

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 195-200

  Götz, Hannelore M ^a,b   Van Rooijen, Martijn S ^c   Vriens, Pjer ^a   Op De Coul, Eline ^d   Hamers, Mariette ^a   Heijman, Titia ^c   Van Den Heuvel, Francine ^c   Koekenbier, Rik ^c   Van Leeuwen, A Petra ^c   Voeten, Helene A C M ^a,b  

^a Rotterdam Rijnmond Public Health Service   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; E-MAIL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; NETHERLANDS; ONLINE DATING; PILOT STUDY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUGGEST A TEST; SYPHILIS; TEXT MESSAGING;

HEALTH SERV RESEARCH; PARTNER NOTIFICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CONTACT TRACING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 84899651431     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051254     Document Type: Article

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