A survey of sexually transmitted disease centres in Australia.

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Abstract
In a nationwide survey carried out in 1981, centers offering free treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STD) were located and the facilities available to the public were assessed. At least 1 special center was located in each of the 8 states and territories of Australia, but not in all cases did the clinics meet the basic requirements recommended by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council. The STD clinics were almost exclusively found in capital cities, leaving large populations with no locally available specialist advice. The major centers, with 1 or 2 notable exceptions, were open only during routine office hours. In several centers staffing levels were barely adequate to cope with patient loads let alone deal with other important work required of reference centers: the training of health care workers, education of high risk gorups and institution of STD control programs. In several respects the STD services in Australia were inadequate to meet the needs of the population.

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