Sexually transmissible infection control programs for men who have sex with men – what will they look like in 2020?
Oliver N. Refugio A D , Chelsea Roberts A , Richard West B and Jeffrey D. Klausner A C
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- Author Affiliations
A David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
B Directorate of Sexual Health and HIV, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH, UK.
C Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, 540 Charles E Young Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA.
D Corresponding author. Email: orefugio@mednet.ucla.edu
Sexual Health 14(1) 126-132 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH16038
Submitted: 11 March 2016 Accepted: 2 May 2016 Published: 22 July 2016
Journal Compilation © CSIRO Publishing 2017 Open Access CC BY-NC-ND
Abstract
The resurgence of sexually transmissible infections among men who have sex with men is a concern for sexual health. Traditional strategies have relied on the promotion of condom use, regular testing, treatment, and partner management. Future sexually transmissible infection control programs must combine current prevention methods with novel approaches that target the providers, patients, and mechanisms of health care delivery.
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