Achieving successful partner notification: putting together the pieces of the puzzle.
Partner notification as a public health measure to reduce transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is a cornerstone of STI control in most countries. The success of any partner notification strategy is conditional on its acceptability and feasibility to both patients and health-care professionals, its compliance with relevant professional and legislative guidance, and its cost-effectiveness.
Estcourt
C S
CS
Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK. c.s.estcourt@qmul.ac.uk
Sutcliffe
L J
LJ
Shackleton
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D016358:Contact Tracing; D006801:Humans; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*