How much do delayed healthcare seeking, delayed care provision, and diversion from primary care contribute to the transmission of STIs?

Catherine H Mercer; Lorna Sutcliffe; Anne M Johnson; Peter J White; Gary Brook; Jonathan D C Ross; Jyoti Dhar; Paddy Horner; Frances Keane; Eva Jungmann; John Sweeney; George Kinghorn; Geoff G Garnett; Judith M Stephenson; Jackie A Cassell

doi:10.1136/sti.2006.024554

How much do delayed healthcare seeking, delayed care provision, and diversion from primary care contribute to the transmission of STIs?

Catherine H Mercer, Lorna Sutcliffe, Anne M Johnson, Peter J White, Gary Brook, Jonathan D C Ross, Jyoti Dhar, Paddy Horner, Frances Keane, Eva Jungmann, John Sweeney, George Kinghorn, Geoff G Garnett, Judith M Stephenson, Jackie A Cassell

Bristol Medical School (PHS)

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Abstract

To quantify the contribution of patient delay, provider delay, and diversion between services to delayed access to genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics. To describe the factors associated with delay, and their contribution to STI transmission.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	400-5
Number of pages	6
Journal	Sexually Transmitted Infections
Volume	83
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.2006.024554
Publication status	Published - Aug 2007

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Ambulatory Care
Cross-Sectional Studies
Delivery of Health Care
England
Family Practice
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Risk Factors
Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Mercer, C. H., Sutcliffe, L., Johnson, A. M., White, P. J., Brook, G., Ross, J. D. C., Dhar, J., Horner, P., Keane, F., Jungmann, E., Sweeney, J., Kinghorn, G., Garnett, G. G., Stephenson, J. M., & Cassell, J. A. (2007). How much do delayed healthcare seeking, delayed care provision, and diversion from primary care contribute to the transmission of STIs? Sexually Transmitted Infections, 83(5), 400-5. https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.2006.024554

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