Self-Reported Sexual Activity and Condom Use Among Symptomatic Clients Attending STD Clinics

Article Abstract:

Many people with a sexually transmitted disease continue to have sex while they are symptomatic and don't always use a condom. In a survey of 3,025 people who came to a sexually transmitted diseases clinic, 40% of the 2,508 patients who were symptomatic said they had regular sexual activity. Only 17% said they always used a condom. African-American men were most likely to continue to have sex when they were symptomatic. Condom use was more likely in older patients and those with more than a high school education.

Health aspects, Sexually transmitted diseases

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Practice Patterns for the Elicitation of Sexual History, Education, and Counseling Among Providers of STD Services: Results From the Gonorrhea Community Action Project (GCAP)

Article Abstract:

A standardized sexual history questionnaire could help many healthcare providers collect this information from their patients. In a survey of 208 healthcare providers in 121 clinics nationwide, only 57% routinely collected sexual history information from every patient. Many said they were uncomfortable soliciting this information or the patients were uncomfortable giving it. One-fourth believed improved communication skills would be beneficial and 16% agreed with the need for training in this area.

Physician and patient, Physician-patient relations, Surveys, Medical history taking

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Patterns of Chlamydia trachomatis Testing and Follow-Up at a University Hospital Medical Center

Article Abstract:

Many patients diagnosed with chlamydia infection are not adequately treated even when they are tested at a university hospital. This was the conclusion of a study of 326 patients who tested positive for chlamydia. Some were tested in the ER and some by the Ob/Gyn service.

Care and treatment, Chlamydia infections

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