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在新兴克罗地亚成年人的基于人口的样本中,关于Chlamydia trachomatis的知识和流行率
Ivana Bozicevic1, Tatjana Nemeth Blazic2, Mirjana Lana Kosanovic Licina3
1World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for HIV Strategic Information, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia.
PloS one
|October 27, 2023
概括
克拉米迪亚虫 (克拉米迪亚) 感染在克罗地亚新兴成年人中很普遍. 有针对性的预防和检测策略对于控制年轻人中这种性传播感染至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- 生殖器状炎 (状炎) 是一个重要的全球公共卫生问题,特别是在新兴成年人中.
- 了解与克拉米迪亚有关的患病率,知识和测试行为对于在克罗地亚制定有效的控制策略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定克罗地亚新兴成年人 (18-25岁) 中生殖器克拉米迪亚感染的患病率.
- 评估这一群体对克拉米迪亚的知识和此前的测试经验.
- 为了确定与愿意进行克拉米迪亚检测相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 在2021-2022年,克罗地亚在1197名新兴成年人中进行了一项基于概率的全国调查.
- 参与者填写了一份基于网络的关于人口统计,性行为和性传播疾病知识的问卷.
- 从性经验丰富的参与者 (n=448) 的尿液样本使用Cobas 4800 CT/NG试验进行了克拉米迪亚检测.
主要成果:
- 在接受测试的参与者中,克拉米迪亚的患病率为女性2.5%,男性1.0%.
- 只有9.6%的样本表现出对克拉米迪亚的高度知识 (5-6个正确答案).
- 在女性中,那些有更好的知识的人,以及那些宗教信仰较低的人中,愿意测试克拉米迪亚的意愿更高.
结论:
- 在克罗地亚新兴成年人中,克拉米迪亚感染的患病率相当高.
- 这一群人对克拉米迪亚的当前知识不足以达到最佳水平,这凸显了改善健康教育的必要性.
- 干预措施应优先考虑初级预防,有针对性的测试倡议和有效的病例管理,以制克拉米迪亚病毒的传播.
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