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ArticlePreventive medicine reports2021

Public health detailing to increase expedited partner therapy for chlamydia and gonorrhea in Maryland: Changes in awareness and implementation among prescribing community providers.

Rachel Milkovich, Christina Schumacher, Xueting Tao, Tina Lamidi, Ashley Edwards, Elisabeth Liebow, Kenneth Ruby, Arik V Marcell, Jacky M Jennings

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Article in Preventive medicine reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Exploring Primary Care Clinicians' Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Delivery to Male Adolescents and Young Adults.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rachel MilkovichCenter for Child and Community Health Research, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Christina SchumacherCenter for Child and Community Health Research, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Xueting TaoCenter for Child and Community Health Research, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Tina LamidiCenter for Child and Community Health Research, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Ashley EdwardsCenter for Child and Community Health Research, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Elisabeth LiebowMaryland Department of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Kenneth RubyMaryland Department of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Arik V MarcellAdolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jacky M JenningsCenter for Child and Community Health Research, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Johns Hopkins University · USJohns Hopkins Medicine · USMaryland Department of Health · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this evaluation was to assess the use of public health detailing in a pilot program to increase Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) uptake among community-based providers in two Maryland jurisdictions. Public health detailing is a method designed to raise awareness and increase implementation of evidence-based clinical practices by delivering educational content via one-on-one meetings with providers. EPT is a voluntary clinical practice of treating all sexual partners of patients diagnosed with STIs by prescribing medications without the provider first examining said sexual partners. The aim of EPT is to prevent STI reinfection and reduce further transmission. From April 2017 to March 2019, detailers visited community-based health care practice sites to conduct EPT detailing with providers. The effectiveness of this program was evaluated by comparing provider responses from pre- to post-detailing surveys, administered six months after detailing. Survey responses assessed EPT awareness and practices, barriers to implementation, and satisfaction with detailing. The proportion of providers (170) aware of EPT for treating chlamydia and gonorrhea increased from 61.7% (114) to 99.4% (169) (p-value < 0.001). The proportion who reported prescribing EPT increased from 63.2% (72) to 86.4% (146) (p-value < 0.001). Providers reporting no barriers to prescribing EPT increased from 30.6% (52) to 55.9% (95) (p-value < 0.001). Most providers were satisfied with detailing, 95.5% (164), and 95.3% (162) preferred this method to communicate about public health measures. Detailing appears to be a strategy to improve provider awareness of EPT, increase EPT implementation, and reduce barriers to prescribing EPT.

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ChlamydiaExpedited partner therapyGonorrheaPublic health detailingSexually transmitted illnessesSTI treatment

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PMID34976607
PMCPMC8683882
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