Chlamydia trachomatis infection and associated risk factors in a low-income marginalized urban population in coastal Peru

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-45

  León, Segundo R ^a   Konda, Kelika A ^b   Klausner, Jeffrey D ^c   Jones, Franca R ^d   Cáceres, Carlos F ^a   Coates, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Peru; Sexually transmitted diseases; Vulnerable populations; Women

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MARGINALIZATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URBAN POPULATION; WOMENS HEALTH;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERU; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERU; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349288383     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892009000700006     Document Type: Article

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