Partner notification among men who have sex with men and heterosexuals with STI/HIV: different outcomes and challenges

Partner notification effectiveness among index clients diagnosed with HIV, syphilis and/or gonorrhoea at sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinics was evaluated between 2010 and 2012. We explored percentages of identifiable, notified and tested partners by sexual preference and gender. Partner no...

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Published in:International journal of STD & AIDS 2015-07, Vol.26 (8), p.565-573
Main Authors: van Aar, Fleur, van Weert, Yolanda, Spijker, Ralph, Götz, Hannelore, Op de Coul, Eline
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
AIDS/HIV
Contact Tracing - trends
Female
Gonorrhea - diagnosis
Gonorrhea - transmission
Heterosexuality - statistics & numerical data
HIV Infections - diagnosis
HIV Infections - transmission
Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Netherlands
Pilot Projects
Population Surveillance
Registries
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Partners
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology
Syphilis - diagnosis
Syphilis - transmission
Treponema pallidum
Young Adult
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Summary:Partner notification effectiveness among index clients diagnosed with HIV, syphilis and/or gonorrhoea at sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinics was evaluated between 2010 and 2012. We explored percentages of identifiable, notified and tested partners by sexual preference and gender. Partner notification trends were studied using the national STI database. Men who have sex with men (n = 304), heterosexual men (n = 33) and women (n = 35) reported, respectively, 6.7, 3.8 and 2.3 partners per index. Percentages of identifiable partners differed between groups (men who have sex with men: 46%, heterosexual men: 63%, women: 87%, p 
ISSN:0956-4624
1758-1052
DOI:10.1177/0956462414547398