Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Reprints and permissions: sagepub. Untreated partners contribute to high rates of STI reinfection; thus, partner notification and treatment remain important components of STI care and control. A prospective cohort study was conducted among pregnant women presenting to the antenatal clinic at Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone, Botswana who enrolled in an STI screening study.
Those who tested positive were asked at a follow-up appointment if they notified their partners. Almost all pregnant women reported willingness to tell their partner the STI test result and give their partner medications. At test of cure, most women reported informing their partner, although actual treatment receipt was lower. Our findings suggest that pregnant women are willing to utilize patient-based partner notification, but actual partner treatment might be lower than intended.
Keywords: Sexually transmitted infections, Botswana, partner notification, pregnant women, sexually transmitted infection treatment. TV has been associated with numerous adverse outcomes including low birth weight and increased preterm labor. Untreated sex partners are a risk factor for reinfection among individuals with curable STIs, and partner notification and treatment are critical for interrupting the chain of transmission.
Although there is a need to improve rates of partner notification and treatment in LMICs, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where the STI burden remains high, 12 most research on partner notification strategies has been conducted in high-income countries.
In order to better understand the preferences and experiences of pregnant women related to partner notification and treatment for STIs, our study assessed if pregnant women were willing to disclose STI results and to deliver medications to their partner s in Gaborone, Botswana.
