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Predictors of partner notification for C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae:
An examination of social cognitive and psychological factors.
Journal of Urban Health 2006; 83:1095-1104.
Schwartz RM, Malka ES, Augenbraum M, Rubin S, Hogben M, Liddon N, McCormack
WM, Wilson TE.
Abstract
Efforts to control chlamydial and gonococcal infections include notifying eligible
sexual partners of possible infection, primarily by asking the diagnosed
patient to notify their partners. This approach, known as patient referral,
is widely used but poorly understood. The current study examined psychosocial
and cognitive factors associated with patient referral among an urban, minority
sample of 168 participants recently diagnosed with Chlamydia trachomatis
or Neisseria gonorrhoeae. At a follow-up interview 1-month from diagnosis,
participants were more likely to have notified all eligible partners if they
had greater intention to notify at baseline (OR = 3.72; 95% CI = 1.34, 10.30)
and if they had only one partner at baseline (OR = 4.08; 95% CI = 1.61, 10.31).
There were also gender differences as well as differences based on type of
partner (i.e., regular, casual, one-time). The implications of these findings
for the design of programs to promote patient referral for sexually transmitted
infections are discussed.