Patient-led partner referral in a district hospital based STD clinic.
J Postgrad Med
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2002 Apr-Jun; 48(2): 105-8
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-117100
ABSTRACT
CONTEXT Sexual communication and appropriate treatment of sexual partners is critical to the success of STD and HIV/AIDS prevention and control. AIMS:
To understand factors influencing intention of STD patients to inform their regular sexual partners and identify predictors influencing actual return of the partners. SETTINGS ANDDESIGN:
A non-randomised survey of patients attending STD clinic in a district hospital between May and November 2000. METHODS ANDMATERIAL:
182 patients were administered structured questionnaires to understand their intention to notify their regular sexual partners and encouraged to refer their regular sexual partners to the clinic for management. Factors related to intent to notify partners and actual partner referral were analysed. Statistical analysis used Chi square test and forward stepwise logistic regression.RESULTS:
Of the 182 STD patients 77.47% expressed their positive intention to notify their regular sexual partners. However, overall partner return rate was 40.65%. Patients from a better economic class (p=0.014), those who had sex since having the disease (p=0.001), those who felt it was easy to tell their partners (p=0.047) and perceived the necessity of investigating their partners (p<0.001) were more likely to have an intention to notify their partners. Independent predictors of actual return of sexual partners were patients' perception of partners' susceptibility (p=0.044), positive intention to notify partners (p=0.001), partners already informed before clinic visit (p=0.030) and presence of genital ulcerative diseases (p=0.033).CONCLUSIONS:
STD clinic counselling and education should focus on risk reduction, partner susceptibility, role of STDs in HIV transmission and improving spousal communication.
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Assunto principal:
Ambulatório Hospitalar
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Prevenção Primária
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Parceiros Sexuais
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Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde
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Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis
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Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado
Tipo de estudo:
Ensaio Clínico Controlado
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Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Pesquisa qualitativa
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J Postgrad Med
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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