Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medicine

Mitch Matoga

Publications

• Research Article
  Health System Factors Influencing Partner Notification for STIs and HIV in Lilongwe Malawi. A Pre-intervention Phase Assessment for a Quality Improvement Project
  Author(s): Mitch Matoga, Pearson Mmodzi, Cecelia Massa, Agatha Bula, Mina Hosseinipour and Charles ChaselaMitch Matoga, Pearson Mmodzi, Cecelia Massa, Agatha Bula, Mina Hosseinipour and Charles Chasela
  
  Introduction: Despite its wide use, passive partner notification (PN) has a low yield of sexual partners influenced by patient-related and health system (HS) factors. Methods: We conducted a qualitative study and clinic observations during a pre-intervention phase of a quality improvement (QI) project to identify HS factors that influenced passive PN at Bwaila STI unit (BSU) in Lilongwe Malawi from January to February 2016. We conducted 15 in-depth interviews with health workers and clinic observations for six clinic flow and PN processes at the clinic. Results: The majority of health workers felt that the lack of incentives for sexual partners or couples who presented to the clinic was the most important negative HS factor that influenced passive PN. We observed an average clinic start time of 09:02 hours. The average dur.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2576-1420.1000125

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