Location (city, province) | Population | Index patients (n) | Partner type | PN referral method | Partners named | Partners notified | Partners evaluated | Partners diagnosed | Partners treated | |||||||||||
Study | n | Per index case | n | Per index case | % of named | n | Per index case | % of notified | n | Per index case | % of evaluated | n | Per index case | % of diagnosed | ||||||
STI (excluding HIV) PN uptake | Shao, GH (2001)w115 | Jining, Shandong | 450 STI patients* | 450 | Sex partners‡ (a maximum of two each via referral cards) | Patient | 543 | 1.2 | 116 | 0.3 | 44 | 0.1 | 37.9 | |||||||
Zhou, H (2001)w116 | Shenzhen, Guangdong | 75 syphilis patients | 75 | Main, casual and commercial sex partners | Patient, provider and contract | 133§ | 1.8 | 42 | 0.6 | 31.6 | 39 | 0.5 | 92.9 | 17 | 0.2 | 43.6 | ||||
Shumin, C (2004)19 | Jinan, Shandong | 723 men with urethral discharge† | 723 | Main, casual and commercial sex partners | Patient | 1293¶ | 1.8 | 301 | 0.4 | 23.3 | 265 | 0.4 | 88.0 | 165 | 0.2 | 62.3 | 172§§ | 0.2 | 104.2 | |
Li, Z (2007)w123 | Shenzhen, Guangdong | 234 pregnant syphilis patients | 234 | Sex partners‡ | Patient, contract | 172 | 0.7 | 57 | 0.2 | 33.1 | ||||||||||
Li, Z (2010)w119 | Shenzhen, Guangdong | 251 pregnant syphilis patients | 223 | Main sex partner (1 partner per index patient) | Patient and contract | 223 | 1.0 | 223 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 198 | 0.9 | 88.8 | 61 | 0.3 | 30.8 | ||||
Median (IQR) for STI (excluding HIV) | 383 (201–731) | 1.5 (1.2–1.8) | 223 (133–262) | 0.6 (0.5–0.8) | 31.6 (27.4–65.8) | 172 (116–198) | 0.5 (0.4–0.7) | 88.8 (88.4–90.8) | 57 (44–61) | 0.2 (0.2–0.2) | 37.9 (33.1–43.6) | 172 | 0.2 | 104.2 | ||||||
HIV PN uptake | Yang, Y (2005)w124 | Shanghai and Guangzhou, Guangdong | 214 HIV patients | 138 | Sex partners‡; needle-sharing partners | Patient | 75 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||
Li, HM (2007)w117 | Jingzhou, Hubei | 43 HIV patients | 33 | Spouse and non-spouse sex partners; needle-sharing partners | Patient, provider and contract | 89 | 2.7 | 51 | 1.5 | 57.3 | 46 | 1.4 | 90.2 | 9 | 0.3 | 19.6 | ||||
Gao, L (2010)w118 | Lancang County (Luhu ethnic minority autonomous county), Yunnan | 305 HIV patients | 175 | Main, casual and commercial sex partners; needle-sharing partners | Patient, provider and contract | 178 | 1.0 | 162 | 0.9 | 91.0 | 115 | 0.7 | 71.0 | |||||||
Pu, YC (2010)w120 | Longchuan County and Dehong Prefecture (JingPo ethnic minority autonomous prefecture), Yunnan | 109 HIV patients | 109 | Main, casual and commercial sex partners; needle-sharing partners | Provider | 1293 | 11.9 | 65 | 0.6 | 18 | 0.2 | 27.7 | ||||||||
Ye, RH (2010)w121 | Dehong Prefecture (JingPo ethnic minority autonomous prefecture), Yunnan | 457 HIV patients | 457 | Main, casual and commercial sex partners; needle-sharing partners | Provider | 3395** | 7.4 | 361†† | 0.8 | 10.6 | 203‡‡ | 0.4 | 83.2‡‡ | 56 | 0.1 | 27.6 | ||||
Yu, HF (2010)w122 | Yunnan (two unnamed cities) | 473 HIV patients | 473 | Sex partners‡; needle-sharing partners | Provider | 4005 | 8.5 | 629 | 1.3 | 15.7 | 265 | 0.6 | 42.1 | 64 | 0.1 | 24.2 | ||||
Median (IQR) | 2344 (992–3548) | 7.9 (6.2–9.3) | 178 (75–361) | 1.0 (0.8–1.3) | 15.7 (13.2–36.5) | 162 (65–203) | 0.6 (0.6–0.9) | 86.7 (72.9–90.4) | 56 (18–64) | 0.2 (0.1–0.3) | 27.6 (24.1–27.7) | |||||||||
Total | Median (IQR) | 918 (201–1819) | 2.2 (1.6–7.7) | 201 (69–316) | 0.9 (0.6–1.1) | 27.4 (17.6–50.9) | 167 (78–202) | 0.6 (0.5–0.9) | 88.8 (85.6–90.6) | 57 (25–63) | 0.2 (0.1–0.3) | 32.0 (27.6–42.2) | 172 | 0.2 | 104.2 |
↵* The 450 index patients were diagnosed with gonorrhoea (n=140), chlamydia (n=103), syphilis (n=32), non-gonoccoccal urethritis (n=126) and herpes simplex 1 (n=49).
↵† The 723 index patients were diagnosed with chlamydia (n=538), gonorrhoea, (n=10), chlamydia and gonorrhoea coinfection (n=40) and non-chlamydial non-gonoccocal urethritis (n=135).
↵‡ Type of sex partner not specified.
↵§ Of 133 named partners, index patients attempted to notify 50 partners, refused to notify nine partners and did not have contact information for 52 partners. Twenty-two partners had already sought care and were not notified.
↵¶ Of 1293 named partners, index patients did not have contact information for 1102 partners. Sixty-two partners previously tested HIV-positive, and 129 partners had unknown HIV serostatus.
↵** Of 3395 named partners, index patients had contact information for 704.
↵†† Of 361 partners notified, 117 previously tested positive for HIV and 244 had unknown HIV serostatus.
↵‡‡ Out of 244 partners with unknown HIV serostatus.
↵§§ Seven index patients asked for expedited partner therapy for their partners.