Strategies for partner notification for sexually transmitted diseases

Notifying partners of patients with early syphilis in Madagascar: case-finding effectiveness and public health implications

“…The vast majority of partners were contacted through provider or conditional provider notification with the patient’s approval, highlighting the importance of involving providers in the partner notification process. These results are congruent with findings from studies conducted in developed country settings that indicated the involvement of providers increases the effectiveness of partner notification efforts (Mathews et al. 2007).…”

Notifying partners of patients with early syphilis in Madagascar: case-finding effectiveness and public health implications

“…The vast majority of partners were contacted through provider or conditional provider notification with the patient’s approval, highlighting the importance of involving providers in the partner notification process. These results are congruent with findings from studies conducted in developed country settings that indicated the involvement of providers increases the effectiveness of partner notification efforts (Mathews et al. 2007).…”

Improved effectiveness of partner notification for patients with sexually transmitted infections: systematic review

“…17 We identified seven randomised trials investigating patient delivered partner therapy w1-w6 or home sampling, w8 and two trials in resource poor settings w5 w9 that have not been included in previous reviews. 4 11 12 A narrative review of US trials of expedited partner therapy, which is the term used in the United States for any method that aims to speed up treatment for sex partners without an intervening medical evaluation or counselling, reached conclusions similar to ours. 18 Effectiveness of methods to enhance patient referral Our review shows that the primary outcome in future trials of partner notification should be a reduction in infection rates because surrogate end points might be misleading.…”

Patient-delivered partner therapy in the UK: what do patients think?

“…5 Current methods of partner notification only reach 40–60% of named sexual contacts 6 and provider referral is more successful than patient referral. 2 However, we found that provider referral was significantly less acceptable to patients than the other four options.…”

Notifying partners of patients with early syphilis in Madagascar: case-finding effectiveness and public health implications

“…The vast majority of partners were contacted through provider or conditional provider notification with the patient’s approval, highlighting the importance of involving providers in the partner notification process. These results are congruent with findings from studies conducted in developed country settings that indicated the involvement of providers increases the effectiveness of partner notification efforts (Mathews et al. 2007).…”

Improved effectiveness of partner notification for patients with sexually transmitted infections: systematic review

“…17 We identified seven randomised trials investigating patient delivered partner therapy w1-w6 or home sampling, w8 and two trials in resource poor settings w5 w9 that have not been included in previous reviews. 4 11 12 A narrative review of US trials of expedited partner therapy, which is the term used in the United States for any method that aims to speed up treatment for sex partners without an intervening medical evaluation or counselling, reached conclusions similar to ours. 18 Effectiveness of methods to enhance patient referral Our review shows that the primary outcome in future trials of partner notification should be a reduction in infection rates because surrogate end points might be misleading.…”

Patient-delivered partner therapy in the UK: what do patients think?

“…5 Current methods of partner notification only reach 40–60% of named sexual contacts 6 and provider referral is more successful than patient referral. 2 However, we found that provider referral was significantly less acceptable to patients than the other four options.…”

Notifying partners of patients with early syphilis in Madagascar: case-finding effectiveness and public health implications

“…The vast majority of partners were contacted through provider or conditional provider notification with the patient’s approval, highlighting the importance of involving providers in the partner notification process. These results are congruent with findings from studies conducted in developed country settings that indicated the involvement of providers increases the effectiveness of partner notification efforts (Mathews et al. 2007).…”

Improved effectiveness of partner notification for patients with sexually transmitted infections: systematic review

“…17 We identified seven randomised trials investigating patient delivered partner therapy w1-w6 or home sampling, w8 and two trials in resource poor settings w5 w9 that have not been included in previous reviews. 4 11 12 A narrative review of US trials of expedited partner therapy, which is the term used in the United States for any method that aims to speed up treatment for sex partners without an intervening medical evaluation or counselling, reached conclusions similar to ours. 18 Effectiveness of methods to enhance patient referral Our review shows that the primary outcome in future trials of partner notification should be a reduction in infection rates because surrogate end points might be misleading.…”

Patient-delivered partner therapy in the UK: what do patients think?

“…5 Current methods of partner notification only reach 40–60% of named sexual contacts 6 and provider referral is more successful than patient referral. 2 However, we found that provider referral was significantly less acceptable to patients than the other four options.…”