Contact tracing in the control of STD in Ibadan, Nigeria.
- 1 April 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Vol. 60 (2) , 114-116
- https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.60.2.114
Abstract
Contact tracing carried out at this clinic was analyzed as part of measures for control of sexually transmitted diseases. Of 156 contacts, 50% could not be traced at all for various reasons; 47% of the contacts were brought in through persuasion by index patients who had been counselled at the clinic. Only 4 contacts were traced; 2 of these attended the clinic. Index patient cooperation is thus identified as the most important factor in the success of contact tracing, because of the high level of illiteracy and poor communications facilities in Nigeria, compared with industralized countries.Keywords
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