Open AccessPredictors of Male Partner Treatment for Sexually Transmitted Infection
Author(s) -
Gina M. Secura,
Fidel Desir,
Jennifer L. Mullersman,
Tessa Madden,
Jenifer E. Allsworth,
Jeffrey F. Peipert
Publication year - 2012
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.0b013e31825ec611
Subject(s) - medicine , gonorrhea , chlamydia , poisson regression , trichomoniasis , demography , relative risk , confidence interval , condom , sexually transmitted disease , odds ratio , gynecology , obstetrics , family medicine , population , syphilis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , environmental health , sociology
Patient-initiated notification is a commonly used practice for notifying sex partners of possible exposure to a sexually transmitted infection (STI); however, 46% to 75% of partners are never treated. The Contraceptive CHOICE Project (CHOICE) is a longitudinal cohort study of women that provides no-cost contraception, STI testing, treatment to participants, and free partner treatment. Our objective was to evaluate characteristics of women who tested positive for chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis, and their association with successful partner treatment.