scholarly journals Improved effectiveness of partner notification for patients with sexually transmitted infections: systematic review

BMJ ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 334 (7589) ◽  
pp. 354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sven Trelle ◽  
Aijing Shang ◽  
Linda Nartey ◽  
Jackie A Cassell ◽  
Nicola Low
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Partner Notification ◽  
Sexually Transmitted

scholarly journals Systematic review of Economic studies of Partner Notification and management interventions for sexually transmitted infections including HIV in men who have sex with men

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chidubem Okeke Ogwulu ◽  
Zainab Abdali ◽  
Eleanor V Williams ◽  
Claudia Estcourt ◽  
Alison Howarth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Partner Notification ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Economic Evaluations ◽  
Sex Partners ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Life Years ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Economic Studies

Objectives: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Partner notification (PN) to identify, test and treat sex partners of MSM with bacterial STIs is challenging because MSM often report larger numbers of sex partners and a higher proportion of one-off partners who may be difficult to engage. However, one-off partners contribute disproportionately to onward transmission. Economic research on PN has typically focused on heterosexual people and evidence of effectiveness of PN in MSM is scant. We conducted a systematic review of economic studies of PN interventions in MSM to inform the development of a novel PN intervention for MSM with one-off partners. Method: Six electronic databases were searched up to June 2020. Cost studies and full economic evaluations, which focused on PN and/or testing and treatment (in the context of PN) of sex partners of MSM with STIs, and/or HIV, were included. A two-stage categorisation process was used for study selection and a narrative synthesis was reported. Results: Twenty-six studies of a possible 1909 met the selection criteria. Sixteen focused on MSM but only three of these were on PN. Few studies reported on patients characteristics and settings. Most studies were cost-utility analyses with outcomes reported as quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) which were derived from studies on heterosexual people. Conclusions: None of the identified studies specifically addressed cost-effectiveness of PN in MSM. The few studies identified as potentially relevant relied on costs and QALYs data from studies in heterosexual people, which may be inappropriate given the different patterns of sexual partnerships reported by these two groups. The lack of evidence on efficient PN approaches for MSM, a group with a high burden of infection, supports the need for new interventions tailored to the needs and preferences of MSM with parallel economic evaluation.

scholarly journals Partner notification for sexually transmitted infections in developing countries: a systematic review

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazmul Alam ◽  
Eric Chamot ◽  
Sten H Vermund ◽  
Kim Streatfield ◽  
Sibylle Kristensen
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Partner Notification ◽  
Sexually Transmitted

scholarly journals Effect of interventions based on educational technologies on the prevention of sexually transmitted infections in incarcerated women: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. e043373
Author(s):  
Isaiane da Silva Carvalho ◽  
Ryanne Carolynne Marques Gomes Mendes ◽  
Priscila de Oliveira Cabral Melo ◽  
Caroline Ferraz Simões ◽  
Luciana Pedrosa Leal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Incarcerated Women ◽  
Mean Difference ◽  
World Health ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
Sexually Transmitted

IntroductionPrisons are places with high vulnerability and high risk for the development of sexually transmitted infections. World Health Agencies recommend establishing intervention measures, such as information and education, on the prevention of diseases. Thus, technologies as tools for health education have been used to reduce sexually transmitted infections. However, no systematic review has investigated the effectiveness of these interventions. Therefore, this review’s objective is to examine the effect of educational technologies used for preventing sexually transmitted infections in incarcerated women.Methods and analysisPreferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines will be strictly followed. The following electronic databases will be searched: Scopus; Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health, Education Resources Information Center, Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed/Medline, Web of Science and Google Scholar. Randomised clinical trials of interventions that used educational technologies to prevent sexually transmitted infections in incarcerated women will be searched in the databases from the beginning of 2020 until December by two researchers independently. A narrative synthesis will be constructed for all included studies, and if there are sufficient data, a meta-analysis will be performed using the Review Manager software (V.5.3). Continuous results will be presented as the weighted mean difference or the standardised mean difference with 95% CIs. Under the heterogeneity of the included studies, a random-effects or fixed-effects model will be used. The studies’ heterogeneity will be assessed by the I2 method. The sensitivity analysis will be carried out to examine the magnitude of each study’s influence on the general results. A significance level of p≤0.05 will be adopted.Ethics and disclosureEthical approval is not required because no primary data will be collected. The results will be published in journals reviewed by peers.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42020163820.

scholarly journals Partner notification for the control of sexually transmitted infections

BMJ ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 334 (7589) ◽  
pp. 323-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Mathews ◽  
David Coetzee
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Partner Notification ◽  
Sexually Transmitted
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