Prevalence and risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis infection in pregnant women in Papua New Guinea

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 194-200

  Wangnapi, A ^a   Soso, S ^a   Unger, H W ^a,b   Sawera, C ^a   Ome, M ^a   Umbers, A J ^a,b   Ndrewei, N ^a   Siba, P ^a   Li Wai Suen, C S N ^c   Vallely, A ^a,d   Wapling, J ^a,e   Ryan, C ^a,e   Mueller, I ^c,f   Rogerson, S J ^b  

^a Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (Vector Borne Disease Unit)   (Guinea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^f CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSURIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXTRAMARITAL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOM; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; URBAN AREA; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA SMEAR; YOUNG ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928992377     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2014-051670     Document Type: Article

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