Measuring quality STI care among adolescent female primary care patients in Philadelphia
Conclusions
Local application of an STI Care Continuum identified STI testing, retesting and HIV testing as areas for improvement. The development of an STI Care Continuum identified novel measures for monitoring progress towards National Strategic indicators. Similar methods can be applied across jurisdictions to target resources, standardise data collection and reporting and improve STI care quality.
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Teixeira da Silva, D., Makeneni, S., Wall, H., Bauermeister, J. A., Wood, S. Tags: Short reports Source Type: research
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