PARTNER NOTIFICATION TECHNIQUES - 09/09/11

Doi : 10.1016/S0733-8635(05)70031-0

Kevin A. Fenton, MBBS(Hons), MSc, Dip GUM, MFPHM ^a, Sarah Chippindale, BA(Hons), MSc, RGN ^b, Frances M. Cowan, MBBS, MSc, MRCP, MD ^a

^a University College London Medical School

^b Camden and Islington Community Health Services NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

Résumé

Partner notification of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is that public health activity in which the partners of individuals with an infectious disease are notified, counseled about their exposure, and offered services.^{14 Potterat J.J., Mehus A., Gallwey J. Partner notification: Operational considerations Int J STD AIDS 1991 ; 2 : 411-415

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références} Partner notification was documented as a means of STD control in Britain^{5 Cowan F.M., French R., Johnson A. The role and effectiveness of partner notification in STD control: A review Genitourin Med 1996 ; 72 : 247-252 [cross-ref]

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références} and Sweden as early as the 19th century, and in the United States, it was a core activity in STD control for more than 50 years. Over time, partner notification methods have wavered between mandatory and voluntary approaches.^{7 House of Lords Parliamentary Debates Official Report. 125, No 435 London: HMSO (1942).

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références, 8 Hunter I., Jacobs J., Kinnel H. , et al. Handbook on Contact Tracing in Sexually Transmitted Diseases London: The Health Education Council (1980).

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Partner notification has been shown to be an extremely effective way of identifying people at high risk for some STDs, such as gonorrhea or syphilis.^{12 Oxman A.D., Scott E.A., Sellors J.W. , et al. Partner notification for sexually transmitted diseases: An overview of the evidence Can J Public Health 1994 ; 85 (suppl 1) : 41-47

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références, 13 Peterman T.A., Toomey K.E., Dicker L.W. , et al. Partner notification for syphilis: A randomized, controlled trial of three approaches Sex Transm Dis 1997 ; 24 : 511

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références} It has been recommended as an intervention strategy to prevent STD and HIV transmission^{16 Potterat J.J., Spencer N.E., Woodhouse D.E. , et al. Partner notification in the control of human immunodeficiency virus infection Am J Public Health 1989 ; 79 : 874-876 [cross-ref]

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références, 19 World Health Organization Consensus statements in HIV transmission Lancet 1989 ; i : 396

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références} together with counseling, testing, sexual health promotion, and the social marketing of condoms.^{4 Coates T.J., Aggleton P., Gutzwiller F. , et al. HIV prevention in developed countries Lancet 1996 ; 348 : 1143-1148 [cross-ref]

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références, 10 Kelly J.A. Sexually transmitted disease prevention approaches that work: Interventions to reduce risk behaviour among individuals, groups, and communities Sex Transm Dis 1994 ; 21 (suppl 2) : 73-75

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références, 17 Stryker J., Coates T.J., DeCarlo P. , et al. Prevention of HIV infection: Looking back, looking ahead JAMA 1996 ; 273 : 1143-1148

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références} This article reviews some of the techniques currently used for partner notification and considers methods for improving the strategy.

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Plan

RATIONALE

TECHNIQUES

Setting

Which Sexually Transmitted Infections?

Partner Notification Interview

Notification of Partners

PARTNER NOTIFICATION TOOLS

Special Considerations for HIV Infection

Limitations of These Techniques

TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCING PARTNER NOTIFICATION

SUMMARY

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