Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief Behavioral Intervention for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Adolescents

Abstract

Purpose: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) outpatient treatment recommendations for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) require that the patient and provider engage in a complex set of behaviors. In 2003, we instituted a systems-level intervention aimed at improving provider diagnosis, counseling, and treatment for PID. The intervention significantly improved provider behavior but only minimally affected patient adherence behaviors (72-hour follow-up and medication completion). The objective of this research is to examine the effectiveness of a brief behavioral intervention at the time of PID diagnosis on subsequent patient adherence behaviors among urban adolescents from an STI prevalent community.