Men's preferences for sexually transmitted infection care services in a low-income community clinic setting in New York City.
A self-administered anonymous waiting room survey was used to evaluate men's preferences on testing, notification, and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in a community clinic in Upper Manhattan in 2007. Sixty-seven percent of eligible men (n = 199) participated. Most were willing to collect a urine sample at home (71%, n = 140) or at the clinic (87%, n = 171). Respondents preferred learning of a positive STI test result by phone (67%, n = 123). However, men were willing to receive results by text (65%, n = 127) or e-mail (61%, n = 121). Most (83%, n = 162) reported they would be (very) likely to take STI medication brought to them by a partner. Twenty-one percent reported previous gonorrhea or Chlamydia infection (n = 41). Of these, 39% (n = 16) had received medication to bring their partner, and almost all (n = 14/16) reported their partner took the medicine. Multiple options for STI testing, notification, and treatment are recommended to maximize service use among men, including providing patient-delivered partner therapy.
Holloway
Ian W
IW
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 90089-0411, USA. ihollowa@usc.edu
Jones
Heidi E
HE
Bell
David L
DL
Westhoff
Carolyn L
CL
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003151:Community Health Centers; D003625:Data Collection; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D057240:Patient Preference; D011203:Poverty; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016482:Urinalysis; D055815:Young Adult