Notification data, for selected STIs, extracted from the Nationally Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) as at 17 September 2015 were used for the analyses. HIV notification data, collected through the National HIV Registry, were sourced from the 2015 annual surveillance reports from the Kirby Institute.4 NatioNal Notifiable Diseases surveillaNce system surveillaNce report: sexually ...

Despite a global epidemic of sexually transmissible infections and the availability and endorsement of condoms as an effective intervention, the overall use of condoms remains low. This review explores various challenges and opportunities to fully realizing the prevention potential for condoms.

In Australia, general practice is the main provider of sexual health care and contact tracing is an important part of a comprehensive control program for sexually transmissible infections (STI). However, many doctors are unaware of their responsibilities regarding contact tracing and identify barriers to undertaking this, for example, lack of written guidelines, and a perceived lack of skills a...

1. Summary of key principles 2. Partner notification 3. Aim 4. Audience 5. Competency in PN provision 6. Offering PN 7. Infections for which PN should be offered and look-back intervals 8. Table showing look-back intervals for partner notification and where epidemiological treatment is recommended 9. Agreed contact actions 10. PN resolution 11. Legal issues regarding sharing of information betw...

The increasing number of notifications of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) notifications in Australia has provided the impetus for current STI prevention campaigns targeting young (heterosexual) people. However, increases in STIs are not limited to this population, but also occur within indigenous communities, and increases are particularly marked among men who have sex with men (MSM). ...