Optimizing Strategies to Improve STD Partner Services
United States800 participantsStarted 2001-06
Plain-language summary
This research tests the effectiveness of a social cognitive intervention (with option of patient-delivered medication) geared toward increasing patient referral of partners.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 65 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Any individual presenting at study sites with STD-related symptoms who receives a microbiologic diagnosis with N gonorrhoeae and/or C trachomatis will be eligible for study participation if they meet the following criteria: 1) are 18 years of age or older; 2) have been sexually active in the previous two months; 3) are able to understand English or Spanish; 4) have resided within the catchment area for at least one year prior to enrollment; 5) plan to remain in the area through the course of the study period. .
Exclusion Criteria:
* Any potential participant deemed by a provider or member of the study staff to have psychological impairment, brought on by drug use or some other illness, to an extent that it would affect the ability to understand or provide informed consent.