Open AccessRisky sexual behaviour amidst predicament of acceptable sexually transmitted infection partner notification modalities: A cross-sectional survey amongst minibus taxi drivers in Gauteng Province, South Africa
Author(s) -
Mathildah Mokgatle,
Sphiwe Madiba
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
south african family practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2078-6204
pISSN - 2078-6190
DOI - 10.4102/safp.v62i1.5165
Subject(s) - medicine , partner notification , modalities , cross sectional study , environmental health , family medicine , socioeconomics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis , sociology , social science , pathology
Sexually transmitted infection patient-initiated partner notification (PN) approach has been implemented over a decade in South Africa, however, use and update by patients has been limited. This study assessed the perceived use of patient-initiated PN by using referral slips and measured the level of acceptability of provider-initiated PN by using short message service (SMS) to the personal mobile phones of sexual partners.