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[Re-interviews improve source-training in Gonorrhoea (author's transl)]
Dermatologische Monatschrift
|January 1, 1979
Summary
Re-interviewing patients with gonorrhoea significantly improves contact tracing, identifying 12.0% more infected individuals. This method enhances public health efforts by finding more cases through detailed follow-ups.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Infectious Diseases
Context:
- Gonorrhoea is a common sexually transmitted infection requiring effective contact tracing.
- Traditional contact tracing methods may not capture all infected individuals.
- Improving the intensity and efficiency of contact tracing is crucial for disease control.
Purpose:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of re-interviews in enhancing gonorrhoea contact tracing.
- To determine the additional number of infected contacts identified through re-interviews.
- To assess the yield of new infections found via this intensified tracing approach.
Summary:
- Three re-interviews were conducted with two groups of gonorrhoea patients (n=1000 and n=110).
- Re-interviews resulted in tracing 12.0% more contacts compared to initial tracing efforts.
- Of the newly traced contacts, 55.5% were found to be infected with gonorrhoea.
Impact:
- Re-interviews represent a valuable strategy to intensify gonorrhoea contact tracing.
- This approach can significantly increase the detection of new gonorrhoea cases.
- Findings support the integration of re-interviews into public health protocols for sexually transmitted infections.