[Epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis in a population attending a family planning center].
OBJECTIVE
To know the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in a population attending a Family Planning Center, as well as the distribution of said prevalence in relationship with different variables.


METHODS
This was a prevalence study, population-based. So all females over 14 years old who consulted the Planning Center were admitted into the study. We used enzyme-immune assay and DNA probe to identify the microorganism. The statistical analysis used chi 2 and Fisher's exact test when needed. For the confidence intervals, Cornfield's test was used.


RESULTS
Of the 2,408 female who participated in the study we found a prevalence of 5.1% this percentage was even higher on the 15 to 21 years old segment: 7.47% p < 0.05. Being single and belonging to the group of non-qualify workers yielded a relative risk of 1.49 and 1.66 respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence we have found is higher to the one found in different publications in our country, a study to determine Chlamydia trachomatis should be performed in all sexually active women between 15 and 30 years old.
Servicio de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña.
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Rosales
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Domínguez
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Bonacho
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
Epidemiología de Chlamydia trachomatis en una población que acude a un Centro de Planificación Familiar.