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Receptiveness to Patient-Delivered Partner Therapy (PDPT) for Chlamydia Infection: Exploratory Findings From a Sample of Canadian Youth.
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada : JOGC 2018 October 25
OBJECTIVES: To determine hypothetical receptiveness among Canadian 15-24 year old youth to providing and receiving patient-delivered partner therapy (PDPT) for Chlamydia trachomatis infection and to explore patient characteristics associated with receptiveness.
METHODS: An anonymous cross-sectional survey was administered to a convenience sample of 312 youth ages 15-24 years presenting to a youth-focused community health centre (CHC) in Ajax, ON. The survey probed comfort with PDPT for chlamydia, both if the respondent was the hypothetical index case or the hypothetical partner. Participants ranked their hypothetical receptiveness on a five-point Likert Scale. Simple descriptive statistics were performed.
RESULTS: Mean age of respondents was 19.2 years. The majority (87.6%) endorsed previous sexual activity, of which 18.8% reported a previous chlamydia diagnosis. Seventy-eight percent of respondents endorsed hypothetical comfort with providing PDPT, while 65.4% and 53.3% of respondents expressed hypothetical willingness to receive PDPT if they were symptomatic and asymptomatic from chlamydia, respectively. Having multiple recent sexual partners was associated with increased hypothetical receptiveness to PDPT. Age was not correlated with a significant difference in responses.
CONCLUSION: Among 312 Canadian youth, a majority expressed hypothetical comfort with providing and receiving PDPT for C. trachomatis. Having multiple recent sexual partners significantly increased reported potential receptiveness. Within this sample, PDPT thus has a significant potential to reach youth engaging in higher-risk sexual behavior. Variations in comfort based on symptom status emphasized the importance of tailoring partner management strategies to individual patients and of ongoing patient education.
METHODS: An anonymous cross-sectional survey was administered to a convenience sample of 312 youth ages 15-24 years presenting to a youth-focused community health centre (CHC) in Ajax, ON. The survey probed comfort with PDPT for chlamydia, both if the respondent was the hypothetical index case or the hypothetical partner. Participants ranked their hypothetical receptiveness on a five-point Likert Scale. Simple descriptive statistics were performed.
RESULTS: Mean age of respondents was 19.2 years. The majority (87.6%) endorsed previous sexual activity, of which 18.8% reported a previous chlamydia diagnosis. Seventy-eight percent of respondents endorsed hypothetical comfort with providing PDPT, while 65.4% and 53.3% of respondents expressed hypothetical willingness to receive PDPT if they were symptomatic and asymptomatic from chlamydia, respectively. Having multiple recent sexual partners was associated with increased hypothetical receptiveness to PDPT. Age was not correlated with a significant difference in responses.
CONCLUSION: Among 312 Canadian youth, a majority expressed hypothetical comfort with providing and receiving PDPT for C. trachomatis. Having multiple recent sexual partners significantly increased reported potential receptiveness. Within this sample, PDPT thus has a significant potential to reach youth engaging in higher-risk sexual behavior. Variations in comfort based on symptom status emphasized the importance of tailoring partner management strategies to individual patients and of ongoing patient education.
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