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Audit reports

Does using self-completed sexual history questionnaires in HIV-positive men who have sex with men affect clinical outcomes?

Oliver Koch DPhil MRCP , Shamela De Silva MBBS MRCP, Simon Edwards MBChB FRCP, Tabitha Peake RN, Brian George RN, Garry Brough, Kevin Miles PhD MSc and Paul Benn MBChB MRCP

Mortimer Market Centre, Camden Primary Care Trust, London, UK

Correspondence to: Dr Oliver Koch, Department of Microbiology, Level 7, SpR Room, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK Email: oliverk{at}doctors.org.uk

This audit compared sexual histories taken by self-completed questionnaires (SQ) versus the ‘gold-standard’ of ‘traditional’ face-to-face interviews by health-care professionals (HP). It compared reporting of symptoms and sexual behaviour and looked at outcomes in terms of diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections. SQ were at least equal to HP and might therefore be a valuable tool in streamlining services.

Key Words: self-completed questionnaires • sexual history • sexual behaviour

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