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Partner notification is an essential component of chlamydia management, helping to prevent ongoing transmission and repeat infection in the index case. However, partner notification can be challenging, particularly in circumstances where a relationship has ended or transmission has occurred beyond the primary relationship. Methods: In this study we use data from 43 semistructured interviews with general practitioners (GPs) and people with a recent diagnosis of chlamydia. The interviews examined experiences of chlamydia case management in the general practice context. Here, we focus specifically on the effect of a chlamydia infection on intimate relationships in the context of the consultation and beyond.? Results: A chlamydia infection can have significant consequences for intimate relationships. Although GPs reported speaking to their patients about the importance of partner notification and participants with a recent chlamydia infection reported notifying their sexual partners, both would appreciate further support to engage in these conversations. Conclusions: Conversations with patients should go beyond simply informing them of the need to notify their sexual partners from the previous 6 months, and should provide information about why partner notification is important and discuss strategies for informing partners, particularly for those in ongoing relationships. Ensuring GPs have the training and support to engage in these conversations with confidence is vital.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1071\/sh20109","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,12]],"date-time":"2020-11-12T19:30:26Z","timestamp":1605209426000},"page":"503-509","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Sexually transmissible infections, partner notification and intimate relationships: a qualitative study exploring the perspectives of general practitioners and people with a recent chlamydia infection"],"prefix":"10.1071","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9520-5724","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Jacqueline","family":"Coombe","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"ACentre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie Street, Parkville, Vic. 3053, Australia."},{"name":"ECorresponding author. 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