Sexual experience, abortion and sexually transmitted diseases among young women at a contraceptive clinic.
All visitors who during one year visited a contraceptive clinic in the Solna district of Stockholm County and were below the age of 26 were asked to fill in a questionnaire and offered a test for C. trachomatis. Three hundred and six women (97%) participated. Ninety percent had at some time used oral contraceptives and 91% had experience of condom use. One-fifth of the whole group had undergone one or more legal abortions, and one fourth had experience of a sexually transmitted disease (STD). The most common STD experienced was chlamydia, followed by condyloma. The actual prevalence of chlamydia in the group was 6%. Sexual contacts were often made early in on-going steady relations. Forty-two percent admitted casual sex, but the number of life-time partners was five or less among the majority.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.
Holtzberg
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Edgardh
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D000029:Abortion, Legal; D000328:Adult; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003267:Contraception; D003275:Contraceptive Devices, Male / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology
D003276:Contraceptives, Oral