Chlamydia Risk Factors
Recent findings in chlamydia risk factors described by researchers from Center for Health
Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 7th, 2008
A new study, 'Increasing chlamydia positivity in women screened in family planning clinics: do we know why,' is now available. "Following a 9-year 60% decline, chlamydia positivity increased 46% from 1997 through 2004 among young sexually active women screened in Region X family planning clinics. The objective of this analysis was to systematically examine the influences of risk factors, changing laboratory test methods, and interclinic variability on chlamydia positivity during this period," scientists in the United States report.
"We analyzed data from 520,512 chlamydia tests from women aged 15 to 24 years screened in 125 family planning clinics. Multivariate logistic...
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