Open AccessPotential Impact and Acceptability of Internet Partner Notification for Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women Recently Diagnosed as Having Sexually Transmitted Disease in Lima, Peru
Author(s) -
Jesse L. Clark,
Eddy R. Segura,
Amaya PerezBrumer,
Sari L. Reisner,
Jesús Peinado,
Hector J Salvatierra,
Jorge Sánchez,
Javier R. Lama
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000000068
Subject(s) - medicine , transgender , sexually transmitted disease , men who have sex with men , transgender person , the internet , sex partners , transgender women , family medicine , gerontology , gynecology , syphilis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gender studies , world wide web , sociology , computer science , condom
We assessed the potential impact of Internet partner notification among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Peru recently diagnosed as having sexually transmitted disease. Use of Internet partner notification was anticipated for 55.9% of recent partners, including 43.0% of partners not currently expected to be notified, a 20.6% increase in anticipated notification outcomes.