title: Who defaults after treatment for gonorrhoea? Randomised controlled study of effect of an educational leaflet.
abstract: A study of patients with gonorrhoea showed that those who defaulted most from follow up were male, heterosexual, and had multiple sexual partners. A prospective, blind, randomised controlled trial showed that a leaflet giving information about gonorrhoea had a positive effect on follow up attendance by women, but no appreciable effect on rates of defaulting overall. This has implications for the initial treatment schedules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Middlesex Hospital, London.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bewley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010174:Pamphlets; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners