Journal article
Patient-delivered partner therapy
J Coombe, J Goller, H Bittleston, D Bateson, C Bourne, H O’Donnell, J Tomnay, M Temple-Smith, JS Hocking
Australian Journal of General Practice | Published : 2022
Abstract
Background Chlamydia is the most commonly diagnosed bacterial sexually transmissible infection (STI) in Australia. Partner management is key to reducing transmission and a cornerstone of best practice chlamydia management. While most patients will opt for telling their partner(s) themselves, patient-delivered partner therapy (PDPT) offers an alternative way to inform and treat partners where usual management is inappropriate or unlikely to be undertaken. Guidelines for PDPT vary across Australia. Recent research found that general practitioners (GP)s want practical guidance for using PDPT in appropriate situations.
Grants
Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This manuscript was written as part of a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) partnership grant (APP1150014). JC and JG are employed as Research Fellows on this grant. HB is undertaking her PhD studies within this grant. The NHMRC had no involvement in the interpretation of the data cited in the article nor in writing the article. JH is supported by an NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship (1136117).