Observational studySexually transmitted infections2018
Sexual relationships, intimate partner violence and STI partner notification in Cape Town, South Africa: an observational study.
Observational study in Sexually transmitted infections, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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- Attitudes toward partner notification ofFrontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Partner notification and STI patient experiences in Ekurhuleni East, Gauteng, South Africa.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2025Article
- Spectrum of sexual partner types among adults screened for sexually transmitted infections in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.PloS one · 2025Article
- Sexual health behaviours and partner notification practices related to sexually transmitted infections in young adults in Ireland.Irish journal of medical science · 2024Article
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- A Comparative Analysis of Risky Sexual Behaviors, Self-Reported Sexually Transmitted Infections, Knowledge of Symptoms and Partner Notification Practices among Male and Female University Students in Pretoria, South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Perceptions matter: Narratives of contraceptive implant robbery in Cape Town, South Africa.Culture, health & sexuality · 2021Article
- The role of sexual compulsivity in unprotected intercourse among STI patients in Shanghai, China.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Partner notification and treatment for sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2020Article
- Is HIV index testing and partner notification safe for adolescent girls and young women in low- and middle-income countries?Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2020Article
- Partner notification and treatment outcomes among South African adolescents and young adults diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection via laboratory-based screening.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2020Article
- Differences in maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes between syphilitic women with and without partner coinfection.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe aimed to identify individual and sexual partnership characteristics associated with partner notification (PN) among people with STI. We hypothesised that PN would be less likely in more casual sexual partnerships and in partnerships with intimate partner violence (IPV).
methodsWe conducted an observational study among the first 330 patients with STI enrolled in a trial of a behavioural intervention to reduce STI incidence, at a clinic in a poor, Cape Town community. We included 195 index patients (those reporting STI symptoms), and conducted longitudinal analyses using participant-completed questionnaires on the day of diagnosis and 2 weeks later. Using partnership data for five recent sexual partners, we assessed factors associated with reported PN with logistic regressions, adjusting for repeated measurements on the same participant for each partner.
resultsThe sample included 99 males with 303 partners and 96 females with 158 partners. Males reported perpetrating IPV in 46.2% of partnerships. Females reported being IPV victims in 53.2% of partnerships. Males notified 58.1%, females 75.4% of partners during the 2 weeks following diagnosis. Type of partner was an independent correlate of PN for males and females, with the odds of PN lower in more casual partnerships. For males, reporting physical IPV perpetration in the partnership was an independent correlate of PN. For females, there was no association between IPV victimisation in a partnership and PN.
conclusionsEfforts to decrease the pool of infectious partners need to have a strong focus on the promotion of PN in casual relationships and one-night stands. IPV was not identified as a barrier to PN. In future, we need to investigate the association between IPV with an objective measure of PN success such as partner testing or treatment, or index patient reinfection. CLINICAL
trial registrationPACTR201606001682364; Pre-results.
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