Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Samoan women aged 18 to 29 and assessment of possible risk factors: A community-based study

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 245-251

  Walsh, Michael S ^a   Hope, Eseta ^b   Isaia, Lupeoletalalelei ^c   Righarts, Antoinette ^a   Niupulusu, Tavita ^c   Temese, Seiuli V A ^b   Iosefa Siitia, Liai ^d   Auvaa, Leveti ^b   Tapelu, Siuomatautu A ^e   Motug, Maauga F ^f   Edwards, Ciaran ^a   Wernick, Maya ^a   Huston, Willa M ^g   Suaalii Sauni, Tamasailau ^h   Hill, Philip C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SAMOA   (Samoa)

^c National Health Service   (Samoa)

^d Samoa Family Health Association   (Samoa)

^e Samoa AIDS Foundation   (Samoa)

^f Samoa National Council of Churches   (Samoa)

^g QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^h VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Genital; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIMIPARA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SAMOAN (PEOPLE); SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNPROTECTED SEX; URINALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASS SCREENING; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SAMOA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SAMOA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84944045343     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trv014     Document Type: Article

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