A Survey of Patients with Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection: Sexual Behaviour and Perceptions about Contact Tracing

2000 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Tydén ◽  
K Ramstedt
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Partner Notification ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection ◽  
The Past ◽  
Legal Enforcement ◽  
Std Testing ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Government

The aim of this study was to evaluate how patients with Chlamydia trachomatis infection perceived the legal enforcement of partner notification and to seek their views on legislation impinging on their own sexual behaviour. The investigation was performed at STD clinics in Stockholm, Sweden in 1997. Consecutive patients ( n=192) answered a questionnaire about sexual behaviour and contact tracing. More men (40%) than women (21%) had had sexual intercourse during the past 6 months with an occasional partner. The mean number (6 months prior to this) was 2.3 partners (1–15) for men and 2.2 partners (1–21) for women. Eighteen per cent admitted to having avoided disclosing the name of their partner(s). Ninety per cent considered it beneficial that chlamydial infection was regulated and that a named partner could be forced to undergo STD testing. Partly based on this report, the government has recommended police enforcement to be removed from the legislation as a tool for contact tracing in chlamydial infections.

Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the family planning clinical setting across New South Wales

Sexual Health ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah J. Bateson ◽  
Edith Weisberg ◽  
Harpreet Lota
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Oral Contraceptive Pill ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection ◽  
The Past ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Sexually Transmissible Infections ◽  
The Family

Background: Following a small pilot study in 2003, a study was set up to determine the prevalence of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in young women presenting to Family Planning NSW centres across New South Wales and to evaluate the characteristics of those infected. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 621 consecutive women aged from 16 to 24 years was carried out over a 3-month period in 2004 at five Family Planning NSW centres. Urine samples were tested for C. trachomatis using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. Women with a positive result were reviewed and treated. Results: Of 925 eligible clients, 621 (67%) were recruited to the study. Chlamydia trachomatis was detected in 35 of the 621 recruits (5.6%, 95% CI 3.8–7.4). The prevalence at the Hunter centre was significantly higher than the combined prevalence at the other four participating centres (9.7% compared with 3.9%; P = 0.008). Two characteristics were identified as independent predictors of infection in this study: ‘reporting a recent change of partner in the past three months’ (crude odds ratio (OR) 3.33, 95% CI 1.67–6.64) and ‘reporting three or more partners in the past year’ (crude OR 3.69, 95% CI 1.83–7.46). Reported condom use, a history of one or more sexually transmissible infections and current combined oral contraceptive pill use were not associated with infection in this study. Conclusions: The prevalence of C. trachomatis infection is sufficiently high to support targeted testing of 16–24-year-old women in the Family Planning NSW setting and informs the development of a national screening strategy.

Contact Tracing in the Control of Genital Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection

1991 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Ramstedt ◽  
Lars Forssman ◽  
Gunnar Johannisson
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection

scholarly journals Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea Co-Infection Among Patients Attending a Teaching Hospital in Nairobi County: A Retrospective Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-57
Author(s):  
Festus Mulakoli
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Neisseria Gonorrhoea ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Health Complications

Background: Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea are microbes that have been associated with urethritis in both male and female genders, which often may lead to complicated conditions such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and infertility globally among others health complications. In Kenya and other developing countries, sexually transmitted infections associated with Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea still pose a challenge in public health. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted by reviewing laboratory data from Jan 2018 to Dec 2018 to estimate the prevalence of C trachomatis and N gonorrhoea coinfections in patients attending a tertiary institution and its satellite clinics spread across the country. A total of 1228 patient’s data aged 3-69 years was reviewed; with age, gender and Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea status being analyzed. Results: A total of 1228 patients who visited the hospital in 2018 had their urine samples being tested for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea by use of a PCR technique. Majority of the patients were males (63.7%). The patients who tested for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea had an average age of 34 years (range: 3–69 years). Of those 1.4% tested positive for both Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea infections, and males were more infected than females (1.1% vs 0.3). From the information gathered during the study period, the proportion of patients with Chlamydia trachomatis infection was (16.1 %) (95 % CI 9.5, 17.9), and with N. gonorrhoea infection was 5.4%. Coinfection was highest among sexually active group that is those aged between 21 years to 40 years. Conclusion: The prevalence of C. trachomatis is significantly high among male patients. We recommend the implement a molecular screening for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea to identifying asymptomatic female cases. This study further provides evidence on the importance of contact tracing in the management of Chlamydia trachomatis and other STIs. There is an urgent need for studies designed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea among female patients who are majorly asymptomatic in Kenya.

Trend in Chlamydia trachomatis Infection Among Pregnant Women in the Past Ten Years in Japan

1998 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 516-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
TARO YAMAMOTO ◽  
KAZUHIKO MOJI ◽  
YOUSUKE KUSANO ◽  
KENJI KUROKAWA ◽  
KIYOTAKA KAWAGOE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection ◽  
The Past
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