Table 3 Partner notification practices and resources

Ask the patient to follow up their contacts

92 (88, 95)

Give the patient a contact letter to give to their contacts

23 (18, 292)

Write a letter to the patient's contacts directly

2 (0.4, 4)

Directly ask the health department partner notification officers to follow up their contacts

14 (10, 19)

Nothing – the health department does the partner notification whenever a new case of chlamydia is notified

8 (5, 12)

Partner notification resources

Partner/contact letters

70 (64, 75)

Websites

42 (36, 48)

SMS phone messages

7 (4, 10)

Telephone hotline

31 (25, 37)

Health department partner notification officers

50 (44, 56)