“I wish someone else could notify the partner”: barriers to STI partner notification identified and experienced by young women and health care workers in Cape Town, South Africa
Our results provide insight into the barriers experienced and identified by AGYW and HCWs, from AGYW receiving a positive STI test result, through notifying their partners. Next steps involve developing and testing high-fidelity prototypes that reduce the burden on AGYW and are feasible for integration into standard clinical care.
Authors
- Siyaxolisa Sindelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0870-9850)
- Prisca Vundhla
- Nomsa Mahlalela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6185-1122)
- Brendan Maughan‐Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7606-8744)
- Alison M. Buttenheim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2432-1637)
- Preethi Mistri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3442-2901)
- Elzette Rousseau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6487-6736)
- Teniola I. Egbe
- Pamela Fuzile
- Fiona Bennin
- Mbali Jonas
Institutions
- Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Community Initiatives (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Reproductive Health
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/frph.2025.1640282
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation