Title: Partner Notification for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Developing Countries: a Systematic Review
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Could the authors please clarify what specific STDs they are targeting? On page 3, the authors talk about PN for HIV, but the rest of the paper appears to be devoted to non-HIV STDs. On page 5, it says the search was limited to syphilis, Chlamydia and gonorrhea and then on page 6 they say it was limited to curable bacterial STDs. PN for syphilis and HIV are likely to have different impact and cost effectiveness strategies than for PN for Chlamydia and gonorrhea and may need to be considered separately.
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Partner notification for sexually transmitted infections in developing countries: a systematic review
BACKGROUND The feasibility and acceptability of partner notification (PN) for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in developing countries was assessed through a comprehensive literature review, to help identify future intervention needs. METHODS The Medline, Embase, and Google Scholar databases were searched to identify studies published between January 1995 and December 2007 on STI PN in ...
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