Journal article
Telling partners about chlamydia: How acceptable are the new technologies?
CA Hopkins, MJ Temple-Smith, CK Fairley, NL Pavlin, JE Tomnay, RM Parker, FJ Bowden, DB Russell, JS Hocking, MY Chen
BMC Infectious Diseases | Published : 2010
Abstract
Background: Partner notification is accepted as a vital component in the control of chlamydia. However, in reality, many sexual partners of individuals diagnosed with chlamydia are never informed of their risk. The newer technologies of email and SMS have been used as a means of improving partner notification rates. This study explored the use and acceptability of different partner notification methods to help inform the development of strategies and resources to increase the number of partners notified.Methods: Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with 40 people who were recently diagnosed with chlamydia from three sexual health centres and two general practices across three ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The study was funded by the Australian Federal Government Department of Health and Ageing Chlamydia Pilot Program of Targeted Grants. We thank all the individuals who agreed to be interviewed and staff who assisted in recruitment for the study.