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Chlamydia trachomatis infection and associated risk factors in a low-income marginalized urban population in coastal Peru

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2009
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León, Segundo R
Konda, Kelika A
Klausner, Jeffrey D
Jones, Franca R
Cáceres, Carlos F
Coates, Thomas J
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OBJECTIVES: To estimate Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection prevalence and associated risk factors among a low-income marginalized urban population in Peru. METHODS: Between April 2003 and April 2005, men and women at high-risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were recruited from low-income urban areas in three coastal cities in Peru (Chiclayo, Lima, and Trujillo). Consenting participants were studied using a sero-epidemiologic survey. Urine and vaginal swabs collected from men and women were evaluated using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (COBAS® AMPLICOR (CT/NG) Test, Roche Molecular Diagnostics, Branchburg, NJ, USA) for CT. RESULTS: Among the 2 440 participants recruited for the study (2 145 men and 295 women), overall prevalence of CT infection was 6.6 percent (95 percent CI, 5.6-7.6 percent): 5.5 percent (95 percent CI, 4.5-6.5 percent) in men and 14.9 percent (95 percent CI, 11.7-27.1 percent) in women. Chlamydial infection was inversely associated with age and positively associated with HIV infection and dysuria in men. Among women, chlamydial infection was inversely associated with age and positively associated with number of sex partners. CONCLUSIONS: CT infection was common among high-risk men and women in urban coastal Peru. Because chlamydial infection is associated with complications related to female reproduction, including infertility and ectopic pregnancy, interventions to prevent and treat infection and studies to determine the feasibility of population-based screening for CT should be conducted among the high-risk female population.(AU)
 
OBJETIVOS: Estimar la prevalencia de la infección por Chlamydia trachomatis y los factores de riesgo asociados en una población marginal urbana de bajos ingresos de Perú. MÉTODOS: Entre abril de 2003 y abril de 2005 se captaron hombres y mujeres con alto riesgo de contraer infecciones de transmisión sexual, en áreas urbanas de bajos ingresos de tres ciudades costeras de Perú (Chiclayo, Lima y Trujillo). Los participantes que aceptaron colaborar respondieron una encuesta seroepidemiológica y se analizaron muestras de orina de los hombres y exudados vaginales de las mujeres mediante la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa con el sistema para C. trachomatis COBAS® AMPLICOR (Roche Molecular Diagnostics, NJ, EE.UU.) RESULTADOS: En el estudio participaron 2 440 personas (2 145 hombres y 295 mujeres). La prevalencia general de infección por C. trachomatis fue de 6,6 por ciento (intervalo de confianza de 95 por ciento [IC95 por ciento]: 5,6 a 7,6 por ciento): 5,5 por ciento (IC95 por ciento: 4,5 a 6,5 por ciento) en hombres y 14,9 por ciento (IC95 por ciento: 11,7 a 27,1 por ciento) en mujeres. La infección por clamidia se asoció inversamente con la edad y directamente con la infección por VIH y la disuria en los hombres. En las mujeres, esta infección se asoció inversamente con la edad y directamente con el número de parejas sexuales. CONCLUSIONES: La infección por C. trachomatis fue frecuente en los hombres y mujeres con alto riesgo en las zonas urbanas costeras de Perú. Como esta infección está asociada con complicaciones que afectan la salud reproductiva de las mujeres, como infertilidad y embarazos ectópicos, se deben realizar intervenciones para prevenir y tratar la infección por C. trachomatis y se deben emprender estudios para determinar la factibilidad del tamizaje general de esta infección en la población femenina de alto riesgo.(AU)
 
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Rev Panam Salud Publica;26(1),jul. 2009
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Chlamydia; Sexually transmitted diseases; Vulnerable Populations; Women; Peru; Chlamydia trachomatis; Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual; Poblaciones Vulnerables; Mujeres; Peru; Infecções por Chlamydia; Chlamydia trachomatis; Peru; Pobreza; Prevalência; Fatores de Risco; População Urbana; Adulto Jovem
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http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892009000700006
https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/9806
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León, Segundo R,Konda, Kelika A,Klausner, Jeffrey D,Jones, Franca R,Cáceres, Carlos F,Coates, Thomas J (2009) Chlamydia trachomatis infection and associated risk factors in a low-income marginalized urban population in coastal Peru. Rev Panam Salud Publica;26(1) 39-45,july 2009. Retrieved from http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892009000700006
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