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Partner notification in the real world: a four site time-allocation study

B A Macke1, M Hennessy, M M McFarlane

  • 1Behavioral Interventions Research Branch, Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases
|December 19, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Partner notification (PN) practices for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) vary significantly across different health programs. Time spent and diseases targeted in PN activities differ, highlighting the need for further research into effective STD prevention strategies.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Disease Control

Background:

  • Partner notification (PN) is a critical intervention for sexually transmitted disease (STD) control.
  • Documenting variations in PN practices across different sites has been lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe provider-assisted partner notification practices in four STD programs within the United States.
  • To identify variations in PN activities and the diseases targeted.

Main Methods:

  • Eleven disease intervention specialists (DIS) in three urban sites and seven DIS in one rural site participated.
  • DIS documented their activities and client interactions for 14 working days using personal digital assistants.

Main Results:

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  • 37.4% of 2,506 recorded activity hours were dedicated to partner notification (PN) for 1148 clients.
  • Field visits to locate contacts consumed the most time in PN activities.
  • PN clients primarily involved nonprimary and secondary syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV/AIDS.

Conclusions:

  • Significant variations exist in the specific activities constituting PN, the diseases targeted, and the time allocated per client.
  • Further research is required to understand the factors driving these variations and their impact on disease prevention goals.