Document 2387
 DOCN  M94A2387
 TI    Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
 DT    9412
 AU    Lowndes CM; Domingues A; Basso N; Giffin K; Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio
       de Janeiro, Brazil.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):316 (abstract no. PC0193). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370188
 AB    OBJECTIVES: To carry out a preliminary study of the prevalence and
       epidemiological characteristics of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in
       low-income women in Rio de Janeiro. METHODOLOGY: Between November 1993
       and February 1994, a sample of 198 women aged 14-46 years, who attended
       2 public health centres in Rio de Janeiro for gynecological
       consultation, and who received a pelvic examination, were included in
       the study. Endocervical swabs were taken for Chlamydia trachomatis
       testing using the Syva Microtrak II Chlamydia EIA kit. Standardised
       questionnaires were used to record sociodemographic data, medical and
       social history, and clinical examination findings. RESULTS: The overall
       prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the study population
       was 8.1%. Prevalence was found to be associated with age, with an
       infection rate of 12.2% in women aged 14-25, in comparison to 5.7% in
       women aged 26 and over. CONCLUSIONS: The results presented here, which
       represent preliminary findings from a larger study in progress, suggest
       that the rate of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in female users of
       public health centres in Rio de Janeiro is comparable to that found in
       similar settings in other countries.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Brazil/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Cervix Diseases/*EPIDEMIOLOGY
       *Chlamydia trachomatis  Chlamydia Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Female
       Human  Middle Age  Poverty  Prevalence  MEETING ABSTRACT

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