Chlamydia trachomatis testing among 13–25-year-olds in non-genitourinary medicine settings
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OBJECTIVES: In this paper we examine Chlamydia trachomatis testing in settings other than genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics, focusing on the factors associated with chlamydial infection and with postal testing. METHODS: Analysis of tests collected from young people aged 13-25 years (n = 4475) between May 2001 and June 2004 via postal testing kits, at a local sexual health clinic, and at further education colleges in Lothian, Scotland. RESULTS: 84.8% of the testers were female and 15.2% were male. 84 men (12.3%, 95% CI 10.1-15.0) and 403 women (10.6%, 95% CI 9.7-11.6) tested positive. The odds of a positive result was nearly doubled for postal and clinic testers, relative to college testers; and increased by 70% for 16-19-year-olds, compared with 13-15-year-olds. Postal testing was the main source for men (80.2%) while 46.1% of women used postal and 48.1% used clinic testing. Postal testing was significantly associated with age, sex and National Health Service (NHS) board area, with odds increasing with age, and lower odds among females than males, and among Lothian residents than those outwith this NHS board area. CONCLUSIONS: Substantial chlamydial infection was apparent among the young people in this study and positivity rates were highest among postal and clinic testers and those in the 16-19-year age group. While postal kits were the main source for men, and should be used to target them, the combination of this approach with continuing screening programmes in clinic settings would be most effective at targeting those most at risk.
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- Titre Crossref
- <i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i> testing among 13–25-year-olds in non-genitourinary medicine settings
- Date Crossref
- 01/07/2007
- Éditeur
- BMJ
- Type
- journal-article
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Glasgow City Council pays non établi dans la noticeOrganisme public
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MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit pays non établi dans la noticeStructure de recherche
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University of Glasgow Medical Research Council Social and Public Health Sciences Unit pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
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Medical Research Council pays non établi dans la noticeOrganisme public
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Edinburgh Royal Infirmary pays non établi dans la noticeÉtablissement de santé
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Lothian Sexual Health pays non établi dans la noticeÉtablissement de santé
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University College London Sexual Health Nurse Specialist Centre for Sexual Health and HIV Research pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
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National Institute for Health and Care Research pays non établi dans la noticeOrganisme public
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MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit pays non établi dans la noticeInstitution
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Research Scientist Department of Genitourinary Medicine pays non établi dans la noticeInstitution
Glasgow City Council, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit et Medical Research Council Social and Public Health Sciences Unit — University of Glasgow, avec 7 autres affiliations.
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