Non-invasive screening of teenagers for chlamydia trachomatis in a family planning setting

Authors
Kirkwood, K Horn, K Glasier, A Sutherland, S Young, H Patrizio, C
Citation
K. Kirkwood et al., Non-invasive screening of teenagers for chlamydia trachomatis in a family planning setting, BR J FAM PL, 25(1), 1999, pp. 11-12
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Public Health & Health Care Science
Journal title
BRITISH JOURNAL OF FAMILY PLANNING
ISSN journal
01448625 → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
11 - 12
Database
ISI
SICI code
0144-8625(199904)25:1<11:NSOTFC>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
One hundred women aged 20 or younger attending two family planning clinics specifically targeting teenagers were screened for Chlamydia trachomatis us ing first void urine specimens, An overall prevalence of 6.2 per cent was f ound, but there was a marked difference between women attending a city cent re site (three per cent) and those attending a clinic in a small rural town .