Ignorance about Chlamydia among sexually active women -: a two centre study
Ignorance about Chlamydia among sexually active women -: a two centre study
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DOI：
10.1093/humrep/14.4.1131
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发表时间：
1999-04-01
影响因子：
6.1
通讯作者：
Templeton, A
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作者：
Macmillan, S;Walker, R;Templeton, A
沙眼衣原体是在英国和欧洲引起最常见性传播疾病的微生物。大多数女性感染是无症状的，公认的后遗症包括盆腔炎、不孕症和宫外孕。来自英国两个城市中心的 1200 多名性活跃女性接受了有关衣原体生殖泌尿感染的认识和知识的询问。认识很差，因为一半的研究人群从未听说过衣原体。总体而言，不到四分之一的人表现出对传播、免疫、症状和后遗症有足够的了解。25 岁以上的女性、同居女性、从事专业/管理职业的女性以及去计划生育诊所就诊的女性中发现了更好的知识，首席医疗官衣原体专家咨询小组（1998 年）建议对衣原体进行机会性筛查 这项研究深入了解了卫生部面临的艰巨任务，因为只有知情的公众才会接受筛查，迫切需要进行研究来评估不同的性传播感染教育方法的影响。
Chlamydia trachomatis is the micro-organism causing the most common sexually transmitted disease in the UK and Europe, The majority of female infections are asymptomatic and recognized sequelae include pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, and ectopic pregnancy. Over 1200 sexually active women from two urban centres in the UK were questioned about awareness and knowledge of Chlamydia genito-urinary infection. Awareness was poor, as half of the study population had never heard of Chlamydia, Overall, less than one-quarter demonstrated adequate knowledge regarding transmission, immunity, symptoms, and sequelae, Better knowledge was found in women over the age of 25 years, in those cohabiting, in those with a professional/management occupation, and in those attending family planning clinics, The Chief Medical Officer's Expert Advisory Group on Chlamydia (1998) has recommended opportunistic screening of asymptomatic sexually active women in the UK, This study gives insight into the considerable task facing the Department of Health, as only an informed public will take up the offer of Screening, Research is urgently needed to assess the impact of different approaches to education regarding sexually transmitted infection.