Titre :
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Factors associated with partner referral among patients with sexually transmitted infections in Bangladesh. (2010)
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Auteurs :
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Nazmul ALAM ;
Sibylle KRISTENSEN ;
Dalia MOMTAZ ;
. PETER KIM STREATFIELD ;
. SHARFUL ISLAM KHAN ;
VERMUND (Sten-H) : USA. Vanderbilt University Institute for Global Health. Nashville. TN. ;
Department of Epidemiology. University of Alabama. Birmingham. AL. USA ;
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research. Bangladesh. Dhaka. BGD
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Social science and medicine (vol. 71, n° 11, 2010)
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Pagination :
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1921-1926
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Maladie sexuellement transmissible
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Facteur
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Homme
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Malade
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Attitude
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Asie
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Infection
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Facteur psychosocial
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS ok7m9R0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Understanding the demographic, behavioural and psychosocial factors associated with partner referral for patients with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is important for designing appropriate intervention strategies. A survey was conducted among STI clients in three government and three non-governmental organization-operated clinics in Dhaka and Chittagong city in Bangladesh. Demographic and psychosocial information was collected using a questionnaire guided by the Attitude-Social Influence-Self Efficacy model. Partner referral data were collected by verification of referral cards when partners appeared at the clinics within one month of interviewing the STI clients. Of the 1339 clients interviewed, 81% accepted partner referral cards but only 32% actually referred their partners ; 37% of these referrals were done by clients randomly assigned to a single counselling session vs. 27% by clients not assigned to a counselling session (p
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