Experiences and outcomes of partner notification among men and women recently diagnosed with chlamydia and their views on innovative resources aimed at improving notification rates

JE Bilardi; CK Fairley; CA Hopkins; JS Hocking; MJ Temple-Smith; FJ Bowden; DB Russell; M Pitts; JE Tomnay; RM Parker; NL Pavlin; MY Chen

Journal article

Experiences and outcomes of partner notification among men and women recently diagnosed with chlamydia and their views on innovative resources aimed at improving notification rates

JE Bilardi, CK Fairley, CA Hopkins, JS Hocking, MJ Temple-Smith, FJ Bowden, DB Russell, M Pitts, JE Tomnay, RM Parker, NL Pavlin, MY Chen

Sexually Transmitted Diseases | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2010

DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181d012e0

Abstract

Objective: To describe the partner notification experiences of individuals diagnosed with chlamydia and to determine what supports might best assist them. Goal: To determine what supports might best assist chlamydia infected individuals to notify their partners. Study Design: A telephone survey was undertaken with men and women recently diagnosed with chlamydia across 3 Australian jurisdictions between August 2007 and January 2008. Results: Of the 286 individuals who agreed to be contacted about the study, 202 (71%) completed the survey. Twenty-three percent (333/1458) of recent partners were notified: men who had sex with men (MSM) notified 15% (133/880) of their partners, heterosexual men ..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Jade Bilardi Author

Jane Hocking Author

Meredith Temple-Smith Author

Jane Tomnay Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

Supported by the Commonwealth, as part of a National Chlamydia Pilot Program that is currently running to test the effectiveness of a number of models for chlamydia testing in Australia.