Table 5.
Number of respondentsA offering partner notification (PN) services on site and/or through an affiliate, by location and PN method NA, not applicable
| n | No. (%) of survey respondents | No. (%) of UnknownB | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-anonymous PN | Anonymous PN | ||||||||
| Counselling | PDPT | Referral cards | Phone calls | Field visits | Mailed letters | Internet | |||
| On-site servicesC | |||||||||
| Chlamydia | 70 | 68 (97) | 17 (24) | 14 (20) | 35 (50) | 14 (20) | 21 (30)F | 2 (3) | 0 |
| Gonorrhoea | 72 | 68 (94) | 15 (21) | 14 (19) | 38 (53) | 16 (23) | 22 (31) | 2 (3) | 0 |
| HIV | 69 | 54 (78) | NA | 8 (12) | 26 (38) | 16 (23)G | 18 (26) | 4 (6) | 1 (1) |
| Syphilis | 69 | 59 (86) | NA | 10 (14) | 29 (42) | 15 (22) | 18 (26) | 3 (4) | 0 |
| Services at affiliatesD | |||||||||
| Chlamydia | 54 | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 | 17 (31) | 15 (28) | 14 (26) | 5 (9) | 13 (24) |
| Gonorrhoea | 56 | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 | 17 (30) | 15 (27) | 14 (25) | 5 (9)H | 17 (31)H |
| HIV | 56 | 4 (7) | NA | 0 | 25 (45) | 26 (46) | 20 (36) | 7 (13) | 28 (50) |
| Syphilis | 56 | 5 (9) | NA | 1 (2) | 24 (43) | 23 (41) | 18 (32) | 8 (14) | 25 (45) |
| Services on site and at affiliatesE | |||||||||
| Chlamydia | 55 | 54 (98) | 13 (24) | 12 (22) | 35 (64) | 21 (38) | 24 (44) | 5 (9) | 14 (25) |
| Gonorrhoea | 57 | 54 (95) | 11 (19) | 12 (21) | 37 (65) | 22 (39) | 25 (44) | 5 (9) | 19 (33) |
| HIV | 56 | 46 (82) | NA | 6 (11) | 34 (61) | 30 (54) | 27 (48) | 7 (13) | 29 (52) |
| Syphilis | 56 | 50 (89) | NA | 9 (16) | 36 (64) | 28 (50) | 25 (45) | 8 (14) | 26 (46) |
A
Excludes respondents that did not provide testing services for the sexually transmissible infection (STI) of interest.
B
Respondents that were unaware of the availability of at least one of the seven PN services offered directly on site and/or at their affiliate.
C
Excludes respondents that provided PN only through an affiliate.
D
Excludes respondents that did not have an affiliate.
E
Excludes respondents that did not provide PN services both on site and through an affiliate.
F
n = 69.
G
n = 71.
H
n = 55.