A 26-year-old woman is diagnosed with an STI and asks about partner notification. She is reluctant to tell her current partner. What options for partn...

Question

A 26-year-old woman is diagnosed with an STI and asks about partner notification. She is reluctant to tell her current partner. What options for partner notification should be discussed?

Accepted Answer

Several options exist: patient referral (she tells the partner herself), provider referral (the clinic contacts the partner with her consent), or contract referral (she agrees to tell the partner within an agreed time, with the clinic following up if not done)

Answer

She must tell her partner herself; no other option exists

Answer

The clinic will tell her partner without her consent

Answer

Partner notification is optional

Answer

Only the police can notify partners

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): Partner Notification Options Patient Provider Contract

A 26-year-old woman is diagnosed with an STI and asks about partner notification. She is reluctant to tell her current partner. What options for partner notification should be discussed?