Can we improve partner notification rates through expedited partner therapy in the UK?: Findings from an exploratory trial of Accelerated Partner Therapy (APT)

Claudia Estcourt; Lorna Sutcliffe; Jackie Cassell; Catherine H Mercer; Andrew Copas; Laura James; Nicola Low; Patrick Horner; Michael Clarke; Merle Symonds; Tracy Roberts; Angelos Tsourapas; Anne M Johnson; Paddy J Horner

doi:10.1136/sti.2010.047258

Can we improve partner notification rates through expedited partner therapy in the UK? Findings from an exploratory trial of Accelerated Partner Therapy (APT)

Claudia Estcourt, Lorna Sutcliffe, Jackie Cassell, Catherine H Mercer, Andrew Copas, Laura James, Nicola Low, Patrick Horner, Michael Clarke, Merle Symonds, Tracy Roberts, Angelos Tsourapas, Anne M Johnson, Paddy J Horner

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Abstract

To develop two new models of expedited partner therapy for the UK, and evaluate them for feasibility, acceptability and preliminary outcome estimates to inform the design of a randomised controlled trial (RCT).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	21-6
Number of pages	6
Journal	Sexually Transmitted Infections
Volume	88
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.2010.047258
Publication status	Published - Feb 2012

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Ambulatory Care
Chlamydia Infections
Community Pharmacy Services
Contact Tracing
Feasibility Studies
Female
Gonorrhea
Great Britain
Hotlines
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Patient Preference
Sexual Partners
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Urethritis
Young Adult

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Estcourt, C., Sutcliffe, L., Cassell, J., Mercer, C. H., Copas, A., James, L., Low, N., Horner, P., Clarke, M., Symonds, M., Roberts, T., Tsourapas, A., Johnson, A. M., & Horner, P. J. (2012). Can we improve partner notification rates through expedited partner therapy in the UK? Findings from an exploratory trial of Accelerated Partner Therapy (APT). Sexually Transmitted Infections, 88(1), 21-6. https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.2010.047258

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Can we improve partner notification rates through expedited partner therapy in the UK? Findings from an exploratory trial of Accelerated Partner Therapy (APT). / Estcourt, Claudia; Sutcliffe, Lorna; Cassell, Jackie et al.
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