Patient-delivered partner therapy for chlamydia: health practitioner views on updated guidance in Victoria, Australia
Chloe Warda,
Helen Bittleston,
Jacqueline Coombe
et al.
Abstract:Background Patient-delivered partner therapy (PDPT) involves providing a prescription or medication to a patient diagnosed with chlamydia to pass to their sexual partner/s. Barriers to PDPT include uncertainty about its integration into clinical practice and permissibility. In Victoria, Australia, the Department of Health provides clinical guidance for PDPT (updated in 2022). We explored health practitioner views on the usefulness of the updated guidance for providing PDPT. Methods We conducted an onli… Show more
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