Make contact: a comparative study of contact tracing strategies

Title: Make contact: a comparative study of contact tracing strategies
Creator: Edmiston, N.; Merritt, T.; Ooi, C.
Relation: International Journal of STD and AIDS Vol. 21, Issue 6, p. 431-434
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/ijsa.2010.010118
Publisher: Royal Society of Medicine Services
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2010
Description: In the ongoing chlamydia epidemic, improving contact tracing is a priority. The aim of this research was to develop and evaluate contact tracing resources for chlamydial infection. We compared contact tracing outcomes before and during an intervention using information resources in the form of a wallet-sized ‘Make Contact’ card and a website. The notification index was similar in the pre-intervention phase and the intervention phase (1.83 versus 1.91, P = 0.74), as was the treatment index (0.94 versus 0.91, P = 0.89). Although the intervention did not demonstrate an effect, this study adds to the published data on contact tracing outcomes in Australia. Further research to evaluate contact tracing strategies, both in sexual health clinics and other settings, remains a priority.
Subject: chlamydia; Australia; prevention; contract tracing
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/932196
Identifier: uon:11282
Identifier: ISSN:0956-4624
Language: eng
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