Table 2.
Baseline participant preferences for partner notification, overall and by sexually transmitted infection status at baseline.
| Overall | STI-negative | STI-positive | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preferences | (N = 350) | (N = 255) | (N = 93) | P valuea | |||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||
| Preferred method for informing partner of need | |||||||
| to be tested and treated for STI | |||||||
| Participant informs him | 297 | (85.1) | 221 | (86.7) | 75 | (81.5) | 0.46 |
| Provider informs him | 47 | (13.5) | 31 | (12.2) | 15 | (16.3) | |
| Would not want him told | 5 | (1.4) | 3 | (1.2) | 2 | (2.2) | |
| Preferred method for STI treatment for partner | |||||||
| Accompany him to clinic | 247 | (71.0) | 180 | (71.2) | 65 | (70.7) | 0.52 |
| Tell him to get tested and treated | 61 | (17.6) | 47 | (18.6) | 14 | (15.2) | |
| Give him pills or prescription | 39 | (11.2) | 26 | (10.3) | 13 | (14.1) | |
| If clinic provided item, would give to partner | |||||||
| Antibiotic prescription | 327 | (93.7) | 240 | (94.1) | 85 | (92.4) | 0.56 |
| Antibiotic pills | 336 | (96.3) | 246 | (96.5) | 88 | (95.7) | 0.72 |
| Referral sheet | 336 | (96.6) | 245 | (96.5) | 89 | (96.7) | 0.90 |
| Pamphlet about her STI | 328 | (94.3) | 241 | (94.9) | 85 | (92.4) | 0.38 |
| Clinic appointment for partner | 337 | (96.8) | 246 | (96.9) | 89 | (96.7) | 0.96 |
STI = sexually transmitted infection.
aFrom chi-squared test of difference by STI status.