Effect of a Brief Waiting Room Video Intervention on Incident Infection Among Patients Attending Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics: A Controlled Multicenter Intervention Trial
Warner, L., Klausner, J.D., Rietmeijer, C.A., Malotte, K., O’Donnell, L., Margolis, A.D., et al. (2008). Effect of a brief waiting room video intervention on incident infection among patients attending sexually transmitted disease clinics: A controlled multicenter intervention trial. PLoS Medicine, 5(6), e135.
Sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention remains a public health priority. Simple, practical interventions to reduce STD incidence that can be easily and inexpensively administered in high-volume clinical settings are needed. We evaluated whether a brief video, which contained STD prevention messages targeted to all patients in the waiting room, reduced acquisition of new infections after that clinic visit.
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