Effects of Partner Notification on Reducing Gonorrhea Incidence Rate

Du, Ping; Coles, F. Bruce; Gerber, Todd; McNutt, Louise Anne

doi:10.1097/01.olq.0000237861.47751.16

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“…Reviews also found evidence that intensifying provider referral efforts for STD could lead to decreasing incidence. New York state community-level analyses of PN for gonorrhea 5,21 covered in one review suggested that concentrating provider referral in high-prevalence areas could lead to decreased incidence and that increasing the proportion of gonorrhea patients interviewed was associated with decreased rates in subsequent years. Similarly, Brewer noted that the percentage of cases who participate in PN is as or more critical to disease control as the level of case-finding yield.…”

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Partner Services in Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Programs

Hogben¹,

Collins²,

Hoots³

et al. 2016

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Background Partner services have been a mainstay of public health sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention programs for decades. The principal goals are to interrupt transmission and reduce STD morbidity and sequelae. In this paper, we review current literature with the goal of informing STD prevention programs. Methods We searched the literature for systematic reviews. We found nine reviews published between 2005 and 2014 (covering 108 studies). The reviews varied by study inclusion criteria (e.g., study methods, geographic location, infections). We abstracted major conclusions and recommendations from the reviews. Results Conclusions and recommendations were divided into patient referral interventions and provider referral interventions. For patient referral, there was evidence supporting the use of expedited partner therapy and interactive counseling, but not purely didactic instruction. Provider referral through Disease Intervention Specialists was efficacious and particularly well-supported for HIV. For other studies, modeling data and testing outcomes showed that partner notification in general reached high-prevalence populations. Reviews also suggested more focus on using technology and population-level implementation strategies. However, partner services may not be the most efficient means to reach infected persons. Conclusions Partner services programs constitute a large proportion of program STD prevention activities. Value is maximized by balancing a portfolio of patient and provider referral interventions and by blending partner notification interventions with other STD prevention interventions in overall partner services program structure. STD prevention needs program-level research and development to generate this portfolio.

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Partner Services in Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Programs

Hogben¹,

Collins²,

Hoots³

et al. 2016

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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“…Existing research supports the effectiveness of partner services delivered by health departments over patient or provider partner notification, but the cost of these programs in real‐world settings is unclear (Du et al. ; Hoots et al. ; Hogben et al.…”

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Cost Analysis and Performance Assessment of Partner Services for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, New York State, 2014

Johnson

Tesoriero

Feng

et al. 2017

Health Services Research

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“…There is evidence that traditional health department-based PN programs are effective in reducing the incidence of STDs 14,17,18 ; yet funding constraints limits the size of these programs. This study found that most local health departments in NYS are willing to consider alternatives to health department-provided PN or patient referral, especially in those areas where PN is not prioritized.…”

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confidence: 99%