PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - K K Goodrich TI - Gonococcal infection: the effect of educational counselling on patient compliance. AID - 10.1136/sti.57.2.137 DP - 1981 Apr 01 TA - The British Journal of Venereal Diseases PG - 137--140 VI - 57 IP - 2 4099 - http://sti.bmj.com/content/57/2/137.short 4100 - http://sti.bmj.com/content/57/2/137.full SO - Br J Vener Dis1981 Apr 01; 57 AB - Control of the spread of gonorrhoea requires considerable patient co-operation. A study of 100 consecutive patients with gonorrhoea attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic was undertaken to determine whether improving a patient's understanding of their disease, its treatment, and the need for contact tracing increased the patient's willingness to attend for follow-up. The results indicated that although educational counselling improved the reattendance rate at follow-up it is debatable whether such a time-consuming and expensive method is justifiable economically.